Leak delays Atlas 5 launch
Posted: Wed, Mar 18 7:30 AM ET (1130 GMT)
The launch of a military communications satellite on an Atlas 5 rocket was postponed Tuesday evening after a leak developed in the rocket's upper...

Shuttle docks with ISS
Posted: Wed, Mar 18 7:20 AM ET (1120 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station Tuesday afternoon and started preparations for the installation of a new set of solar panels...

Rockot launches gravity mapping satellite
Posted: Tue, Mar 17 9:37 PM ET (0137 GMT)
A Russian rocket successfully launched Tuesday a European satellite designed to accurately map the Earth's gravity field. The Rockot vehicle lifted off from the...

NASA awards contracts for four launches
Posted: Tue, Mar 17 7:24 AM ET (1124 GMT)
NASA awarded United Launch Alliance contracts Monday for launches of four satellites. NASA will use Atlas 5 rockets to launch two science missions, the Radiation...

Shuttle set for station docking
Posted: Tue, Mar 17 7:13 AM ET (1113 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery is on track to dock with the International Space Station on Tuesday afternoon after concerns about a piece of orbital debris...

GOCE launch postponed
Posted: Mon, Mar 16 9:05 PM ET (0105 GMT)
The launch of a European earth sciences satellite Monday was scrubbed in the final seconds of the countdown because of a glitch with the launch...

Shuttle lifts off
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 10:00 PM ET (0200 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery launched Sunday evening on a mission to the International Space Station. Discovery lifted off on schedule at 7:43 pm EDT (...

Mars orbiter's computer rebooted
Posted: Fri, Mar 13 7:15 AM ET (1115 GMT)
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft successfully rebooted its computer system this week, a process designed in part to restore a set of backup systems for...

Debris passes near ISS
Posted: Thu, Mar 12 9:43 PM ET (0143 GMT)
The crew of the International Space Station sheltered in the Soyuz capsule docked to the station for a brief time Thursday as a precaution as...

STS-119 launch postponed
Posted: Wed, Mar 11 8:59 PM ET (0059 GMT)
Wednesday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Discovery was scrubbed several hours before liftoff because of a hydrogen leak, pushing the launch back to...