SkyTerra acquired, to go private
Posted: Thu, Sep 24 7:42 AM ET (1142 GMT)
Mobile satellite operator SkyTerra announced Wednesday that it is being acquired by Harbinger Capital Partners, who will take the publicly-traded company private. Harbinger will...

Ares 1-X launch date moved up
Posted: Wed, Sep 23 8:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday that it was moving up next month's launch of a prototype of the Ares 1 launch vehicle by several days. The...

India launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Wed, Sep 23 7:49 AM ET (1149 GMT)
An Indian rocket placed a remote sensing satellite and several secondary payloads into orbit on Wednesday. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off from...

Shuttle returns to Florida
Posted: Tue, Sep 22 8:13 AM ET (1213 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery returned to Florida on Monday, completing a two-day cross-country aircraft trip from California. Discovery, perched atop its 747 carrier...

Proton launches communications satellite
Posted: Sat, Sep 19 11:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a new communications satellite for Canadian operator Telesat early Friday. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at...

HTV docks with ISS
Posted: Fri, Sep 18 8:42 PM ET (0042 GMT)
A Japanese cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, and astronauts there grappled and docked the spacecraft. The H-2 Transfer Vehicle (...

Soyuz launches weather satellite
Posted: Thu, Sep 17 11:03 PM ET (0303 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket placed into orbit a Russian weather satellite and several secondary payloads on Thursday. The Soyuz-2.1b lifted off from the Baikonur...

Astronomers confirm discovery of rocky exoplanet
Posted: Thu, Sep 17 9:01 AM ET (1301 GMT)
Astronomers announced Wednesday that they have confirmed that an extrasolar planet closely orbiting another star is likely a "super-Earth" with a rocky surface. Astronomers...

House committee criticizes Augustine report
Posted: Wed, Sep 16 6:42 AM ET (1042 GMT)
Members of a House committee took aim at a report on the future of America's human spaceflight program at a hearing Tuesday and defended...

China breaks ground on new spaceport
Posted: Tue, Sep 15 10:04 AM ET (1404 GMT)
China has started work on a new spaceport on the island of Hainan that may be the home of a new heavy-lift launch vehicle....