Dropped tool has little effect on shuttle launch preps
Posted: Thu, Feb 10 5:26 AM ET (1026 GMT)
NASA officials said Wednesday that a tool dropped by a shuttle worker on the launch pad will have no impact on plans to launch the...

ATK, Astrium propose commercial launcher
Posted: Tue, Feb 8 7:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
Aerospace companies ATK and EADS Astrium announced Tuesday plans to develop a new launch vehicle based on existing systems that could be used for commercial...

NASA spacecraft return nearly complete images of the Sun
Posted: Tue, Feb 8 7:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
Twin NASA spacecraft have now moved into orbital positions that allow them to observe nearly the entire Sun simultaneously. The STEREO spacecraft, launched in 2006...

Minotaur launches NRO satellite
Posted: Sun, Feb 6 8:10 PM ET (0110 GMT)
A Minotaur rocket successfully launched a classified experimental satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) early Sunday. The Minotaur 1 lifted off from Vandenberg Air...

Mark Kelly to remain STS-134 commander
Posted: Sat, Feb 5 9:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)
NASA announced Friday that Mark Kelly, whose wife was shot four weeks ago, will remain commander of the STS-134 shuttle mission scheduled for launch...

Kepler detects more than 1,000 exoplanets
Posted: Thu, Feb 3 6:54 AM ET (1154 GMT)
Scientists analyzing data from NASA's Kepler spacecraft announced Wednesday that they have now found in excess 1,000 potential extrasolar planets orbiting other stars,...

Russian military satellite launched into wrong orbit
Posted: Wed, Feb 2 8:03 AM ET (1303 GMT)
A Russian rocket launched a military satellite Tuesday, but apparently placed the spacecraft into the wrong orbit. The Rockot vehicle lifted off from the Plesetsk...

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...