Russia launches communications satellite
Posted: Wed, Nov 3 7:05 AM ET (1105 GMT)
A Soyuz 2 rocket launched a Russian military communications satellite on Tuesday. The Soyuz 2-1a rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern...

Delta 2 launch postponed
Posted: Tue, Nov 2 9:15 AM ET (1315 GMT)
The launch of an Italian remote sensing satellite on a Delta 2 was scrubbed Monday night because of a last-minute technical glitch. The Delta...

China launches navigation satellite
Posted: Tue, Nov 2 9:08 AM ET (1308 GMT)
China launched early Monday the latest in a series of navigation satellites. The Long March 3C carrying a Beidou satellite lifted off from Xichang Satellite...

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...