Lunar impact history more complex than first thought
Posted: Fri, Sep 17 7:40 AM ET (1140 GMT)
The Moon was struck by two distinct populations of asteroids and comets in its history, according to the analysis of data from NASA's latest...

Boeing and Space Adventures to sell commercial orbital flights
Posted: Thu, Sep 16 7:47 AM ET (1147 GMT)
Space tourism company Space Adventures and aerospace company Boeing announced plans Wednesday to sell seats on Boeing's planned commercial crew vehicle to private customers....

Crew selected for "launch on need" shuttle mission
Posted: Wed, Sep 15 7:51 AM ET (1151 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday the crew for a "launch on need" shuttle mission next year that could be converted into an actual additional shuttle flight. Chris...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Sun, Sep 12 2:37 PM ET (1837 GMT)
A Progress spacecraft carrying nearly 2.5 tons of supplies docked with the International Space Station on Sunday morning. The Progress M-07M spacecraft, designated...

Japan launches GPS augmentation spacecraft
Posted: Sun, Sep 12 2:23 PM ET (1823 GMT)
An H-2A rocket successfully launched on Saturday the first in a planned series of spacecraft to augment GPS navigation signals over Japan. The H-...

Soyuz launches Progress spacecraft
Posted: Fri, Sep 10 8:54 PM ET (0054 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a Progress spacecraft to the ISS, two days later than originally planned. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome...

Rockot launches three satellites
Posted: Thu, Sep 9 6:59 AM ET (1059 GMT)
A Russian Rockot vehicle launched three small satellites for the Russian government. The Rockot lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 11:...

Weather delays Progress launch
Posted: Thu, Sep 9 6:46 AM ET (1046 GMT)
Russian officials postponed Wednesday's scheduled launch of a Progress cargo spacecraft because of high winds. Roskosmos rescheduled the Soyuz launch of the Progress M-...

Water break delays shuttle rollover
Posted: Thu, Sep 9 6:38 AM ET (1038 GMT)
Wednesday's scheduled rollover of the space shuttle Discovery to the Vehicle Assembly Building was postponed because of a water break that closed the Kennedy...

China launches communications satellite
Posted: Sun, Sep 5 2:56 PM ET (1856 GMT)
A Long March rocket successfully launched a Chinese communications satellite early Sunday. The Long March 3B lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at...