Ariane closes out 2010 by launching two satellites
Posted: Thu, Dec 30 8:47 AM ET (1347 GMT)
An Ariane 5 successfully launched two communications satellites Wednesday in the final scheduled launch of 2010. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off at 4:27...

Russian space officials fired over GLONASS failure
Posted: Thu, Dec 30 8:33 AM ET (1333 GMT)
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev fired two key Russian space officials on Wednesday and formally reprimanded the head of the Russian space agency Roskosmos over the...

Winds postpone Ariane launch
Posted: Tue, Dec 28 9:43 PM ET (0243 GMT)
High upper level winds forced Arianespace to postpone Tuesday's scheduled launch of two communications satellites by 24 hours. The Ariane 5 ECA was scheduled...

Proton launches KA-SAT
Posted: Mon, Dec 27 11:38 AM ET (1638 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a European communications satellite Monday, three weeks after the previous Proton launch failed. The Proton M lifted off from the...

GSLV launch fails
Posted: Sat, Dec 25 10:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)
In another major setback for the Indian space agency ISRO, its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) failed shortly after launch Saturday. The GSLV lifted off...

Shuttle rolled back to VAB
Posted: Wed, Dec 22 11:02 AM ET (1602 GMT)
NASA moved the space shuttle Discovery back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in the early morning hours Wednesday to perform additional tests on its...

Boeing wins Mexican satellite order
Posted: Tue, Dec 21 11:38 AM ET (1638 GMT)
Boeing announced Monday that it has won an order for three communications satellites and related items from the Mexican government. The MEXSAT system will feature...

GSLV launch postponed
Posted: Sun, Dec 19 10:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
The Indian space agency ISRO announced Sunday it had postponed Monday's launch of its GSLV rocket because of a leak in the rocket's...

NASA carries out shuttle tanking test
Posted: Sun, Dec 19 10:08 AM ET (1508 GMT)
NASA completed a tanking test of the space shuttle Discovery on Friday with no obvious signs of problems that caused the mission to be delayed...

China launches navigation satellite
Posted: Sat, Dec 18 8:00 AM ET (1300 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed into orbit early Saturday the latest spacecraft for China's satellite navigation program. The Long March 3A rocket lifted off...