Congress approves NASA budget
Posted: Mon, Dec 14 6:58 AM ET (1158 GMT)
The US Congress has passed a spending bill that would fully fund NASA for 2010 while also requiring the agency to stick to its current...

Mars orbiter exits safe mode
Posted: Sat, Dec 12 9:31 AM ET (1431 GMT)
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) exited an extended safe mode this week because of computer problems. MRO had been in safe mode since August...

UK to establish space agency
Posted: Fri, Dec 11 7:39 AM ET (1239 GMT)
The British government announced Thursday that it will create a national space agency, a long-term goal of space industry advocates in the UK. Lord...

WISE launch postponed
Posted: Fri, Dec 11 7:31 AM ET (1231 GMT)
The launch of a NASA astronomy satellite has been delayed until Monday to correct a problem with its launch vehicle. The Wide-Field Infrared Survey...

China launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Wed, Dec 9 9:46 PM ET (0246 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed a Chinese remote sensing satellite into orbit on Wednesday. The Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite...

Ariane launch postponed
Posted: Wed, Dec 9 9:38 PM ET (0238 GMT)
The launch of a French military satellite on an Ariane 5 was scrubbed Wednesday because of a technical problem with the rocket. The Ariane 5GS...

Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo
Posted: Tue, Dec 8 10:40 AM ET (1540 GMT)
Space tourism company Virgin Galactic formally unveiled its suborbital spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, at an event Monday in California. The first SpaceShipTwo, christened VSS Enterprise, was rolled...

Delta launches military communications satellite
Posted: Sun, Dec 6 8:34 AM ET (1334 GMT)
A Delta 4 launched the third in a new series of military communications satellites on Saturday night. The Delta 4 Medium=Plus (5,4) lifted...

NASA pleased with Ares 1-X launch
Posted: Fri, Dec 4 7:17 AM ET (1217 GMT)
NASA officials said Thursday that an initial analysis of data from the October launch of the Ares 1-X identified no major engineering issues with...

Weather, technical issues scrub Delta 4 launch
Posted: Fri, Dec 4 7:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
Poor weather and a technical glitch delayed Thursday night's schedule launch of a military communications satellite on a Delta 4 from Cape Canaveral. The...