Newly-launched satellite declared a total loss
Posted: Fri, Oct 29 9:11 PM ET (0111 GMT)
A commercial communications satellite launched on Thursday has been declared a total loss by its owner because of a propulsion problem that will prevent the...

STS-133 launch delayed at least a day
Posted: Fri, Oct 29 4:49 PM ET (2049 GMT)
Shuttle managers decided early Friday to delay the launch of the space shuttle Discovery, originally scheduled for Monday, at least one day to correct leaks...

Ariane launches two satellites
Posted: Fri, Oct 29 8:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)
An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched a pair of communications satellites for European and Japanese customers. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from the spaceport...

Study: billions of Earth-sized planets in our galaxy
Posted: Fri, Oct 29 8:01 AM ET (1201 GMT)
A new study concludes that the Milky Way galaxy may be home to nearly 50 billion planets approximately the size of the Earth. The research,...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Thu, Oct 28 7:18 AM ET (1118 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched Wednesday carrying a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...

NASA confirms Nov. 1 launch for Discovery
Posted: Tue, Oct 26 8:22 AM ET (1222 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers on Monday officially approved the November 1 launch date for the space shuttle Discovery on its final scheduled mission. Discovery is scheduled...

Spaceport America runway dedicated
Posted: Sat, Oct 23 9:34 AM ET (1334 GMT)
Spaceport America, the new commercial spaceport being developed in New Mexico, officially dedicated its main runway on Friday with an appearance by Virgin Galactic's...

Water, metals detected in LCROSS lunar impact
Posted: Fri, Oct 22 8:32 AM ET (1232 GMT)
A year after NASA's LCROSS spacecraft slammed into a crater near the Moon's south pole, scientists announced Thursday they had detected significant amounts...

TerreStar files for Chapter 11
Posted: Thu, Oct 21 8:47 AM ET (1247 GMT)
Mobile satellite operator TerreStar filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday with the support of its largest creditor, another satellite operator. TerreStar, in its...

Soyuz launches Globalstar satellites
Posted: Wed, Oct 20 8:17 AM ET (1217 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket successfully launched the first of a new generation of communications satellites for Globalstar late Tuesday. The Soyuz 2-1A lifted off from...