Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Fri, May 8 7:11 AM ET (1111 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket successfully launched a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station late Thursday. The Soyuz-U rocket lifted off at 2:37...

SS/Loral wins contract for AsiaSat 5C
Posted: Thu, May 7 7:14 AM ET (1114 GMT)
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced late Tuesday that it has won a contract to build a communications satellite for Asian operator AsiaSat that will...

Progress undocks from ISS
Posted: Thu, May 7 7:08 AM ET (1108 GMT)
A Progress spacecraft undocked from the ISS on Wednesday to make room for a new cargo spacecraft to be launched Thursday. The Progress M-66...

Weather delays Minotaur launch
Posted: Wed, May 6 5:25 AM ET (0925 GMT)
The launch of an experimental military satellite and small NASA spacecraft was scrubbed Tuesday because of poor weather. The launch of a Minotaur 1 rocket...

White House to review NASA exploration plan
Posted: Wed, May 6 5:16 AM ET (0916 GMT)
The Obama Administration is expected to order later this week a review of NASA's exploration architecture, specifically the Ares 1 launch vehicle and Orion...

Delta 2 launches missile defense technology satellite
Posted: Tue, May 5 9:39 PM ET (0139 GMT)
A Delta 2 rocket successfully launched a technology demonstration satellite for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on Tuesday afternoon. The Delta 2 7920 lifted off...

NASA gives formal approval for May 11 shuttle launch
Posted: Fri, May 1 9:45 AM ET (1345 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers approved on Thursday plans to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on May 11 on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope....

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Thu, Apr 30 9:15 AM ET (1315 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket placed what is believed to be a reconnaissance satellite into orbit late Wednesday. The Soyuz-U rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk...

GRB sets new cosmic distance record
Posted: Wed, Apr 29 9:23 AM ET (1323 GMT)
A gamma-ray burst last week is the most distant object ever observed, astronomers announced Tuesday. The burst, GRB 090423, was detected by NASA's...

Intelsat orders new satellite with defense payload
Posted: Tue, Apr 28 9:01 AM ET (1301 GMT)
Communications satellite operator Intelsat announced Monday that it is ordering a new satellite, one that will include a communications payload for the Australian military. Boeing...