DISH Network to buy satellite operator
Posted: Wed, Feb 2 7:53 AM ET (1253 GMT)
DISH Network, which owns a fleet of direct-to-home TV broadcasting satellites, announced Tuesday it would buy a bankrupt satellite operator for $1 billion....

Discovery rolls back to pad
Posted: Tue, Feb 1 7:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery rolled out to the pad Monday night in preparation for its long-delayed final flight to the International Space Station. Discovery...

Progress docks to ISS
Posted: Sun, Jan 30 10:01 AM ET (1501 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the ISS as planned Saturday night. The Progress M-09M spacecraft, designated Progress 41 by NASA, docked with the...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Fri, Jan 28 7:44 AM ET (1244 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a Progress cargo spacecraft destined for the International Space Station early Friday. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome...

HTV arrives at ISS
Posted: Thu, Jan 27 8:54 PM ET (0154 GMT)
A Japanese cargo spacecraft reached the International Space Station on Thursday, carrying several tons of supplies and equipment for the station's crew. The H-...

Hubble observes most distant galaxy yet
Posted: Thu, Jan 27 7:35 AM ET (1235 GMT)
Astronomers announced Wednesday the discovery of the most distant galaxy yet observed, an object that dates back to the first half-billion years of the...

Progress undocks from ISS
Posted: Tue, Jan 25 6:52 AM ET (1152 GMT)
A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft undocked from the ISS early on Monday, clearing a port for a new Progress scheduled for launch later this week....

Nanosail-D deploys, unfurls sail
Posted: Tue, Jan 25 6:45 AM ET (1145 GMT)
An experimental small satellite unexpected deployed last week and unfurled a solar sail, NASA officials said. NanoSail-D was supposed to eject from the FASTSAT...

Japan launches ISS cargo spacecraft
Posted: Sat, Jan 22 9:29 AM ET (1429 GMT)
An H-2 rocket successfully launched on Saturday the second Japanese spacecraft carrying cargo for the International Space Station. The H-2B lifted off from...

Cosmonauts complete ISS spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Jan 22 9:20 AM ET (1420 GMT)
Two Russian astronauts performed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station, successfully completing a number of tasks. Dmitry Kondratyev and Oleg Skripochka started their five-...