Countdown begins for STS-133
Posted: Mon, Nov 1 1:36 PM ET (1736 GMT)
NASA started the countdown Sunday for Wednesday afternoon's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Discovery on its final mission. Shuttle managers have their approval...

Sea Launch exits Chapter 11
Posted: Sun, Oct 31 10:38 AM ET (1438 GMT)
Sea Launch Company, a commercial launch provider that entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2009, exited Chapter 11 last week under primarily Russian ownership. Energia...

Progress docked to ISS manually
Posted: Sun, Oct 31 10:23 AM ET (1423 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft carrying supplies docked with the International Space Station on Saturday after a cosmonaut on the station took manual control of the...

STS-133 launch delayed an additional day
Posted: Sat, Oct 30 11:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
Shuttle managers announced Saturday morning they needed an extra day to complete repairs on a leaky pressurization system on Discovery, pushing back the launch to...

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...