Atlantis rolls out to the pad
Posted: Thu, Jun 2 5:46 AM ET (0946 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the launch pad early Wednesday as preparations for the final mission of the space shuttle era continue. Atlantis arrived...

Endeavour completes its final mission with KSC landing
Posted: Wed, Jun 1 8:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour landed at the Kennedy Space Center early Wednesday, completing its final mission and the next-to-last flight of the shuttle...

Shuttle undocks from ISS
Posted: Mon, May 30 9:13 AM ET (1313 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station for the final time Sunday night. Endeavour undocked from the station at 11:55 pm...

Mars formed quickly, stunted growth
Posted: Mon, May 30 9:02 AM ET (1302 GMT)
The planet Mars may be a "planetary embryo" that formed quickly but failed to develop into a larger terrestrial planet, scientists recently reported. In a...

Astronauts complete final shuttle spacewalk
Posted: Sat, May 28 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)
Two astronauts successfully completed the final planned spacewalk of the space shuttle era on Friday. Mike Fincke and Greg Chamitoff spent seven hours and 24...

Discovery of water in lunar interior may alter models of Moon's formation
Posted: Fri, May 27 7:53 AM ET (1153 GMT)
Scientists have discovered traces of water in rocks from the Moon's interior, a discovery that may force a reexamination of the current leading explanation...

NASA selects asteroid sample return mission
Posted: Thu, May 26 7:20 AM ET (1120 GMT)
NASA announced Wednesday that it will launch a robotic mission in 2016 to fly to a near Earth asteroid and return a sample to Earth....

Astronauts perform third STS-134 spacewalk
Posted: Thu, May 26 7:06 AM ET (1106 GMT)
Two astronauts spent nearly seven hours outside the International Space Station on Wednesday completing a variety of tasks. During a spacewalk that lasted six hours...

NASA ends efforts to contact Spirit rover
Posted: Wed, May 25 7:14 AM ET (1114 GMT)
NASA will end efforts this month to restore communications with the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, effectively ending a mission that started over seven years ago....

NASA to transition Orion contract to MPCV
Posted: Wed, May 25 6:58 AM ET (1058 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday that it will transition existing contracts for the Orion crew exploration vehicle to the new Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) program established...