SpaceX targets October 7 for first cargo mission to ISS
Posted: Mon, Sep 24 8:27 AM ET (1227 GMT)
NASA and SpaceX announced late last week that they are planning to launch the first operational commercial cargo mission to the International Space Station on...

Endeavour begins cross-country journey
Posted: Thu, Sep 20 8:08 AM ET (1208 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavor began what will be its final trip, departing the Kennedy Space Center Wednesday atop a 747 bound for California. Endeavour and...

China launches navigation satellites
Posted: Wed, Sep 19 2:13 PM ET (1813 GMT)
A Chinese rocket launched two navigation satellites into orbit on Wednesday. The Long March 3B lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern...

Soyuz launches European weather satellite
Posted: Wed, Sep 19 2:04 PM ET (1804 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket successfully launched a European polar-orbiting weather satellite on Monday. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...

Weather delays shuttle Endeavour ferry flight
Posted: Tue, Sep 18 7:54 AM ET (1154 GMT)
Poor weather has delayed the cross-country ferry flight of the space shuttle Endeavour to its new home in California until at least Wednesday. NASA...

Soyuz spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan
Posted: Tue, Sep 18 7:42 AM ET (1142 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut from the International Space Station landed safely in Kazakhstan on Monday. The Soyuz TMA-...

Japanese supply ship undocks from ISS and reenters
Posted: Sun, Sep 16 10:51 AM ET (1451 GMT)
A Japanese cargo ship reentered on Friday, two days after undocking from the ISS. The HTV-3 cargo ship reentered over the South Pacific at...

Atlas 5 launches classified satellite
Posted: Sun, Sep 16 10:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
A long-delayed Atlas 5 finally lifted off Thursday afternoon, placing a classified satellite and several small secondary payloads into orbit. The Atlas 5 401...

Curiosity ready to resume driving
Posted: Thu, Sep 13 8:59 AM ET (1259 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is wrapping up tests of its robotic arm and will soon begin driving to perform its first detailed examination of...

Martian clays may not be evidence of water
Posted: Wed, Sep 12 9:03 AM ET (1303 GMT)
Clay minerals identified on Mars could be formed by processes that don't require the presence of flowing liquid water, scientists reported this week. The...