ATV docks with ISS
Posted: Thu, Mar 29 7:51 AM ET (1151 GMT)
A European cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station late Wednesday. The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) 3, also known as Edoardo Amaldi, docked...

Amazon founder finds Apollo 11 first stage engines
Posted: Thu, Mar 29 6:23 AM ET (1023 GMT)
The founder of Amazon.com announced Wednesday that an expedition he funded has found the first stage engines of the Saturn 5 rocket that launched...

Russian company orders two communications satellite
Posted: Wed, Mar 28 5:51 AM ET (0951 GMT)
A Russian satellite operator has ordered two communications satellites from Astrium, including one that will replace a satellite deorbited over the weekend. Astrium will build...

Lunar rock study raises new questions about Moon formation model
Posted: Tue, Mar 27 6:28 AM ET (1028 GMT)
Newly-published measurements of titanium concentrations in lunar rocks have led scientists to question the current model for the formation of the Moon. In a...

Proton launches Intelsat 22
Posted: Mon, Mar 26 6:27 AM ET (1027 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched Sunday a new communications satellite for Intelsat. The Proton-M rocket, carrying the Intelsat 22 satellite, lifted off from the...

Russia deorbits Express-AM4 satellite
Posted: Mon, Mar 26 6:14 AM ET (1014 GMT)
Controllers deorbited Sunday a Russian communications satellite that was launched into the wrong orbit last year despite a last-minute bid to salvage the spacecraft....

Orbital debris passes close to ISS
Posted: Sat, Mar 24 9:10 AM ET (1310 GMT)
The crew of the International Space Station sheltered in their Soyuz capsules for a short time early Saturday as a precaution when a piece of...

Ariane launches cargo spacecraft to ISS
Posted: Fri, Mar 23 6:27 AM ET (1027 GMT)
An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched early Friday a European cargo spacecraft to the ISS. The Ariane 5 ES rocket lifted off from Kourou, French...

Scientists review spacecraft studies of Mercury
Posted: Thu, Mar 22 6:33 AM ET (1033 GMT)
A year after entering orbit around Mercury, scientists said this week that NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has provided key insights into the surface, interior, and...

Virgin Galactic announces 500th customer
Posted: Wed, Mar 21 6:55 AM ET (1055 GMT)
Space tourism company Virgin Galactic announced this week it has signed up a famous actor as its 500th customer for its suborbital spaceflights. Virgin said...