NASA approves July 8 launch date for final shuttle mission
Posted: Wed, Jun 29 8:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
NASA officials gave the formal go-ahead Tuesday for plans to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on July 8 on the final mission of the...

Orbital debris passes close to ISS
Posted: Wed, Jun 29 8:18 AM ET (1218 GMT)
An unidentified piece of orbital debris passed close to the International Space Station Tuesday morning, forcing the station's crew to briefly take shelter in...

Minotaur launch postponed
Posted: Wed, Jun 29 8:10 AM ET (1210 GMT)
The launch of a small military satellite on a Minotaur rocket from Virginia was postponed Tuesday evening because of the weather. The Minotaur 1 rocket...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Tue, Jun 28 6:05 AM ET (1005 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket placed a Russian military reconnaissance satellite into orbit on Monday. The Soyuz-U rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern...

Small asteroid to fly past Earth Monday
Posted: Sat, Jun 25 10:23 AM ET (1423 GMT)
A small asteroid will pass close to the Earth on Monday but poses no impact risk, astronomers said this week. Asteroid 2011 MD will pass...

Mars rover arrives at Cape Canaveral
Posted: Fri, Jun 24 6:41 AM ET (1041 GMT)
NASA's next Mars spacecraft arrived at Cape Canaveral this week in preparation for its launch later this year. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), also...

Cassini data points to subsurface ocean on Enceladus
Posted: Thu, Jun 23 7:08 AM ET (1108 GMT)
Scientists analyzing the composition of plumes ejected from Saturn's moon Enceladus report this week that the likely source of the plumes is an ocean...

Astronaut Mark Kelly to retire
Posted: Wed, Jun 22 7:31 AM ET (1131 GMT)
Mark Kelly, the NASA astronaut who commanded the most recent shuttle mission and is married to congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, announced on Tuesday his plans to...

Russia launches progress spacecraft
Posted: Wed, Jun 22 7:15 AM ET (1115 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launches a new cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station on Tuesday. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from Baikonur at 10:38...

ATV undocks from ISS
Posted: Tue, Jun 21 7:34 AM ET (1134 GMT)
A European cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station on Monday after spending nearly four months at the station. The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV)...