Endeavour rolled out to pad for its final launch
Posted: Fri, Mar 11 6:37 AM ET (1137 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour rolled out to the launch pad Thursday night in preparation for its final mission, scheduled for launch next month. Endeavour, attached...

Discovery lands for the final time
Posted: Wed, Mar 9 2:13 PM ET (1913 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, wrapping up its 39th and final mission. Discovery landed on...

Japan sells two satellite to Turkey
Posted: Wed, Mar 9 6:53 AM ET (1153 GMT)
A Japanese satellite manufacturer has secured an order for two communications satellites for a Turkish operator. Turksat AS, the Turkish national satellite operator, will purchase...

Mars, Europa top planetary science mission report
Posted: Tue, Mar 8 7:08 AM ET (1208 GMT)
A report released Monday identified a Mars rover and Europa orbiter as the highest priority large planetary science missions for the next decade for NASA,...

Discovery undocks from ISS
Posted: Mon, Mar 7 11:13 PM ET (0413 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station for the final time on Monday morning as it prepares to return to Earth on...

Atlas 5 launches X-37B
Posted: Sun, Mar 6 8:42 AM ET (1342 GMT)
An Atlas 5 successfully launched a secretive military spaceplane on Saturday after a one-day delay. The Atlas 5 501 lifted off from Cape Canaveral,...

Weather delays X-37B launch
Posted: Sat, Mar 5 9:54 AM ET (1454 GMT)
Poor weather postponed Friday's scheduled launch of a military spaceplane on an Atlas 5 from Florida. The Atlas 5 501 was scheduled to launch...

Glory launch fails
Posted: Fri, Mar 4 7:28 AM ET (1228 GMT)
A NASA climate satellite failed to each orbit early Friday in a launch failure eerily similar to one just over two years ago. A Taurus...

STS-133 extended another day
Posted: Fri, Mar 4 7:17 AM ET (1217 GMT)
NASA has tacked on an additional day to the final mission of the space shuttle Discovery, giving crews more time to work on the International...

Second STS-133 spacewalk completed
Posted: Thu, Mar 3 7:53 AM ET (1253 GMT)
Two astronauts spent over six hours outside the International Space Station on Wednesday on the second and final spacewalk of the STS-133 mission. Steve...