Discovery launches on its final mission
Posted: Thu, Feb 24 9:39 PM ET (0239 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery lifted off Thursday afternoon on its final scheduled mission, overcoming a last-minute range issue that threatened to scrub the launch....

ATV docks with ISS
Posted: Thu, Feb 24 1:57 PM ET (1857 GMT)
A European cargo spacecraft docked with the ISS Thursday morning, clearing the way for the launch later Thursday of the space shuttle. The Automated Transfer...

Russia postpones GLONASS launch
Posted: Thu, Feb 24 7:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)
Unspecified technical reasons have postponed the launch of a Russian navigation satellite for 24 hours. A Soyuz-2.1 was scheduled to launch at 10:...

Glory launch scrubbed
Updated: Wed, Feb 23 9:20 PM ET (0220 GMT)
Originally Posted: Wed, Feb 23 7:52 AM ET (1252 GMT)
The launch of a NASA earth sciences satellite on a Taurus XL was scrubbed early Wednesday because of a technical glitch. The Taurus XL was...

STS-133 countdown begins
Posted: Tue, Feb 22 8:12 AM ET (1312 GMT)
Countdown clocks started Monday afternoon for Thursday's launch of the space shuttle Discovery on that orbiter's final mission. The countdown started Monday at...

Russia writes off military satellite in wrong orbit
Posted: Tue, Feb 22 8:02 AM ET (1302 GMT)
Russian government officials said that a military satellite launched this month into the wrong orbit will not be able to carry out its mission, and...

NASA sets STS-133 launch for Thursday
Posted: Sat, Feb 19 6:19 AM ET (1119 GMT)
NASA managers confirmed Friday a February 24th launch date for the space shuttle Discovery. The shuttle will lift off on STS-133 at 4:50...

Biggest solar storm in years reaches Earth
Posted: Fri, Feb 18 6:33 AM ET (1133 GMT)
The biggest solar storm in four years passed the Earth on Thursday but with only limited reports of adverse effects. Solar-observing spacecraft witnessed a...

Ariane launches ATV
Posted: Thu, Feb 17 8:08 AM ET (1308 GMT)
After a one day delay, an Ariane 5 successfully launched a European cargo spacecraft to the ISS on Wednesday. The Ariane 5 ES lifted off...

Russian cosmonauts perform ISS spacewalk
Posted: Thu, Feb 17 7:57 AM ET (1257 GMT)
Two Russian spacewalks spent nearly five hours outside the International Space Station on Wednesday installing new experiments on the station. Dmitry Kondratyev and Oleg Skripochka...