NASA: ISS could be uncrewed in November
Posted: Tue, Aug 30 8:18 AM ET (1218 GMT)
Crews could be forced to abandon the International Space Station, at least temporarily, by mid-November if the Soyuz launch vehicle does not return to...

Report clears NASA shuttle selection process
Posted: Sat, Aug 27 8:31 AM ET (1231 GMT)
A report released this week by NASA's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) concluded the agency acted properly when it made its decision earlier...

Soyuz rockets grounded after Progress failure
Posted: Fri, Aug 26 7:27 AM ET (1127 GMT)
Russia has postponed all upcoming launches by its Soyuz rocket after a Progress spacecraft failed to reach orbit Wednesday, a decision that could delay the...

Progress launch fails
Posted: Wed, Aug 24 2:06 PM ET (1806 GMT)
A Progress spacecraft carrying nearly three tons of supplies for the International Space Station was lost when its Soyuz rocket malfunctioned during launch. The Soyuz-...

Progress undocks from ISS
Posted: Wed, Aug 24 7:48 AM ET (1148 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft undocked from the ISS Tuesday to make way for a new spacecraft scheduled for launch Wednesday. The Progress M-11M cargo...

Study estimates JWST cost at $8.7 billion
Posted: Tue, Aug 23 6:56 AM ET (1056 GMT)
A new study has concluded that the total cost of the troubled James Webb Space Telescope, facing potential cancellation in Congress, will be $8.7...

Russia suspends Proton launches
Posted: Tue, Aug 23 6:49 AM ET (1049 GMT)
The Russian space agency announced Tuesday it was suspending launches of the Proton rocket while is investigates why a launch last week stranded a satellite...

Chinese launch fails
Posted: Fri, Aug 19 6:50 AM ET (1050 GMT)
The launch of a Chinese experimental satellite on a Long March Thursday failed to place the satellite into orbit, although Chinese officials said it would...

Russian communications satellite stranded in transfer orbit
Posted: Thu, Aug 18 2:13 PM ET (1813 GMT)
A European-built Russian communications satellite, launched Thursday on a Proton rocket, has been stranded in a transfer orbit after the rocket's upper stage...

Dnepr launches several satellites
Posted: Thu, Aug 18 8:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)
A Dnepr rocket placed a Ukrainian remote sensing satellite and several smaller satellites into orbit on Wednesday. The Dnepr rocket lifted off from the Yasny...