Proton launches European communications satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 4 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully placed a European communications satellite into orbit late Friday. The Proton M rocket lifted off on schedule at 12:24 pm...

NASA inspector general resigns
Posted: Fri, Apr 3 7:13 AM ET (1113 GMT)
NASA inspector general Robert Cobb, who had attracted controversy and criticism from members of Congress, announced Thursday that he will resign from the space agency....

LRO/LCROSS launch delayed to June
Posted: Thu, Apr 2 9:11 AM ET (1311 GMT)
Delays in the launch of a military spacecraft has pushed back the launch of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission until June. LRO and...

Atlantis rolled out to pad for Hubble mission
Posted: Wed, Apr 1 8:48 AM ET (1248 GMT)
NASA rolled the space shuttle Atlantis to its launch pad Tuesday for a long-delayed mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Atlantis, attached to...

Atlas launch rescheduled for Friday
Posted: Tue, Mar 31 8:31 AM ET (1231 GMT)
The launch a military communications satellite on an Atlas 5 has been rescheduled for Friday after engineers replaced a leaking valve in the rocket's...

Shuttle lands in Florida
Posted: Sat, Mar 28 5:02 PM ET (2102 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery landed in Florida Saturday afternoon, ending a nearly two-week assembly mission to the International Space Station. Discovery landed at the...

Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Sat, Mar 28 3:43 PM ET (1943 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two ISS crew members and a space tourist docked with the space station Saturday morning after switching from an automated approach...

Discovery cleared for Saturday landing
Posted: Fri, Mar 27 9:46 PM ET (0146 GMT)
NASA said Friday that the space shuttle Discovery was cleared to land Saturday, ending a mission that added a key component to the International Space...

NASA Marshall director steps down
Posted: Fri, Mar 27 9:40 PM ET (0140 GMT)
The director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center stepped down from his post Thursday, ending a 25-year career with the space agency. David...

Soyuz launches ISS crew, tourist
Posted: Fri, Mar 27 7:56 AM ET (1156 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a spacecraft Thursday carrying replacement ISS crew members and a returning space tourist. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur...