Atlas launches NRO satellite
Posted: Wed, Sep 22 12:19 AM ET (0419 GMT)
An Atlas 5 rocket launched a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Monday night. The Atlas 5 501 lifted off from Space Launch...

Discovery rolled out to the pad for final time
Posted: Wed, Sep 22 12:10 AM ET (0410 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery rolled out to its launch pad Monday night for what is scheduled to be its final mission. Discovery left the Vehicle...

Bolden cleared of ethics law violations
Posted: Wed, Sep 22 12:00 AM ET (0400 GMT)
NASA administration did not violate any laws when he contacted an executive with a company he owns stock in, but was in conflict with an...

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:...