Florida airport receives spaceport license
Posted: Wed, Jan 13 7:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
An airport outside Jacksonville, Florida, is the latest facility to be licensed as a commercial spaceport in the US. Cecil Field, a former naval air...

Payload problem could delay shuttle mission
Posted: Sat, Jan 9 7:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)
A problem with a module destined for the International Space Station could delay next month's schedule launch of the space shuttle Endeavour. The shuttle...

EU awards Galileo contracts
Posted: Fri, Jan 8 8:00 AM ET (1300 GMT)
The European Union announced Thursday a series of contracts to build and launch the initial set of satellites for the Galileo navigation system. The biggest...

NASA releases first WISE image
Posted: Thu, Jan 7 2:08 PM ET (1908 GMT)
NASA released on Wednesday the first image taken by a new infrared observatory launched last month. The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft is...

Endeavour rolled out to pad
Posted: Thu, Jan 7 8:04 AM ET (1304 GMT)
NASA rolled out the space shuttle Endeavour to the launch pad on Wednesday in preparation for the first of the final five missions for the...

Falcon 9 completes engine tests
Posted: Wed, Jan 6 7:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
SpaceX announced Tuesday that the company has completed engine tests for its Falcon 9 launch vehicle, clearing the way for the rocket's inaugural launch...

Hubble views distant galaxies
Posted: Wed, Jan 6 7:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
A new camera on the Hubble Space Telescope has allowed astronomers to observe the most distant galaxies ever seen, dating back to less than a...

Kepler discovers its first five exoplanets
Posted: Tue, Jan 5 5:50 AM ET (1050 GMT)
NASA's Kepler spacecraft, a mission designed ultimately to detect Earth-like planets around other stars, has discovered its first five exoplanets, scientists said Monday....

Northrop to move headquarters to DC
Posted: Tue, Jan 5 5:36 AM ET (1036 GMT)
Los Angeles-based aerospace company Northrop Grumman announced Monday that it will move its corporate headquarters to the Washington, DC area by the middle of...

Spirit marks sixth anniversary with uncertain future
Posted: Mon, Jan 4 5:53 AM ET (1053 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Spirit marked its sixth anniversary on the Red Planet Sunday night as controllers struggled to free the aging spacecraft from a...