Lockheed Martin CEO to retire
Posted: Fri, Apr 27 7:27 AM ET (1127 GMT)
The chief executive officer of aerospace giant Lockheed Martin will step down at the end of this year, the company announced Thursday. Bob Stevens, CEO...

India launches radar imaging satellite
Posted: Thu, Apr 26 6:46 AM ET (1046 GMT)
An Indian rocket placed that country's first radar imaging satellite into orbit on Thursday. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) XL lifted off from...

Startup announces asteroid mining venture
Posted: Wed, Apr 25 7:35 AM ET (1135 GMT)
A startup company unveiled plans on Tuesday to develop a series of missions to prospect for water and other resources on near Earth asteroids and...

Proton launches Middle Eastern communications satellite
Posted: Tue, Apr 24 6:27 AM ET (1027 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a communications satellite for a Middle Eastern company on Tuesday. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at...

SpaceX delays Dragon launch
Posted: Tue, Apr 24 6:11 AM ET (1011 GMT)
SpaceX announced late Monday that it will push back the launch of its Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station by about a week to...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Mon, Apr 23 6:32 AM ET (1032 GMT)
A Progress spacecraft carrying 2.8 tons of supplies docked with the International Space Station on schedule Sunday morning. The Progress M-15M spacecraft (designated...

Envisat remains silent
Posted: Sat, Apr 21 10:06 AM ET (1406 GMT)
A large European earth observation satellite that stopped communicating with the ground nearly two weeks ago remains silent, although images from another satellite show the...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Sat, Apr 21 9:54 AM ET (1354 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a cargo spacecraft to the ISS on Friday as three members of the station's crew prepare to depart. The Soyuz...

Jupiter mission frontrunner in ESA competition
Posted: Fri, Apr 20 6:57 AM ET (1057 GMT)
A spacecraft that would study three of Jupiter's largest moons, including going into orbit around one of then, is the top choice of a...

House and Senate appropriators draft NASA budgets
Posted: Thu, Apr 19 7:19 AM ET (1119 GMT)
Appropriations committees in the US House of Representative and Senate have drafted spending bills that would fund NASA at close to the administration's request...