SpaceX wins launch contract from SES
Posted: Tue, Mar 15 7:03 AM ET (1103 GMT)
SpaceX will launch a communications satellite for SES, the first launch deal the entrepreneurial launch company has won from a major satellite operator. SpaceX will...

Shuttle worker dies in fall
Posted: Tue, Mar 15 6:50 AM ET (1050 GMT)
A shuttle worker fell to his death at the launch pad early Monday. The engineer, identified as James D. Vanover, fell from an unspecified height...

Delta 4 launches NRO satellite
Posted: Sat, Mar 12 9:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
A Delta 4 rocket successfully launched a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Friday evening. The Delta 4 Medium+ (4,2) lifted...

Earthquake disrupts Japanese ISS operations
Posted: Sat, Mar 12 9:16 AM ET (1416 GMT)
A massive earthquake that struck Japan on Friday has forced the Japanese space agency to shut down a control center for its International Space Station...

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,...