WMAP mission ends; WISE enters extended mission
Posted: Sun, Oct 10 3:33 PM ET (1933 GMT)
One NASA astronomy mission came to a formal end last week while another entered a new phase. NASA announced last week that the Wilkinson Microwave...

Soyuz launched to ISS
Posted: Fri, Oct 8 7:09 AM ET (1109 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft launched early Friday carrying three new ISS crew members. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 7:...

ILS wins contract for AsiaSat 7
Posted: Fri, Oct 8 6:56 AM ET (1056 GMT)
International Launch Services (ILS) announced this will it will launch an AsiaSat communications satellite next year. ILS will launch AsiaSat 7 on a Proton rocket...

Chang'e-2 enters lunar orbit
Posted: Thu, Oct 7 6:36 AM ET (1036 GMT)
China's second lunar orbiter entered orbit around the Moon on Wednesday, five days after launch. The Chang'e-2 spacecraft fired its engines Wednesday...

China launches research satellites
Posted: Thu, Oct 7 6:25 AM ET (1025 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed two research satellites into orbit on Wednesday. The Long March 4B rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center...

NASA approves development of 2013 Mars mission
Posted: Wed, Oct 6 6:36 AM ET (1036 GMT)
NASA officials gave their approval this week to begin development of a Mars orbiter mission that will study the planet's atmosphere. The Mars Atmosphere...

Curacao to host space tourism
Posted: Wed, Oct 6 6:25 AM ET (1025 GMT)
A Dutch company has reached an agreement to lease a suborbital vehicle and operate it from the Caribbean island of Curacao for space tourism flights....

China launches Chang'e-2 lunar mission
Posted: Fri, Oct 1 10:13 AM ET (1413 GMT)
China launched its second lunar mission, Chang'e-2, on Friday. The Long March 3C rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Fri, Oct 1 9:59 AM ET (1359 GMT)
A Molniya rocket launched a Russian military satellite late Thursday. The Molniya-M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 1:...

House passes NASA authorization bill
Posted: Thu, Sep 30 7:01 AM ET (1101 GMT)
The House of Representatives approved a NASA authorization bill Wednesday night that previously passed the Senate. The House approved the bill, S. 3729, by a...