Zenit failure blamed on faulty hydraulic pump
Posted: Fri, May 3 7:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
The failure of a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket earlier this year has been traced back to a faulty hydraulic pump in the rocket's...

China launches communications satellite
Posted: Thu, May 2 8:33 AM ET (1233 GMT)
A Long March rocket launched a Chinese communications satellite early Thursday. The Long March 3B rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at...

NASA extends Soyuz deal with Russians
Posted: Wed, May 1 6:26 AM ET (1026 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday it has extended its agreement with the Russian space agency Roscosmos to purchase seats on Soyuz flights to and from the ISS,...

Mars rover Opportunity in "standby" mode
Posted: Wed, May 1 6:10 AM ET (1010 GMT)
Communications with the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity resumed this week with the discovery that the veteran spacecraft was in "a type of standby mode," JPL...

SpaceShipTwo performs first powered flight
Posted: Tue, Apr 30 8:14 AM ET (1214 GMT)
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo commercial suborbital spacecraft flew its first flight under rocket power on Monday, a brief test that sent the winged vehicle past...

Herschel space telescope ends mission
Posted: Tue, Apr 30 7:58 AM ET (1158 GMT)
ESA's Herschel infrared space telescope formally ended its mission Monday when it exhausted its remaining supply of liquid helium coolant, the space agency announced....

China launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Sun, Apr 28 10:41 AM ET (1441 GMT)
A Chinese Long March rocket launched the first in a new series of earth observation satellites on Friday. The Long March 2D rocket lifted off...

Progress docks with ISS despite antenna problem
Posted: Sat, Apr 27 10:02 AM ET (1402 GMT)
A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on Friday despite an antenna on the spacecraft that failed to deploy. The Progress...

Russia launches GLONASS satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 27 9:51 AM ET (1351 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket placed a new satellite for Russia's GLONASS navigation system into orbit on Friday. The Soyuz 2-1b rocket lifted off from...

Progress spacecraft antenna fails to deploy after launch
Posted: Thu, Apr 25 7:31 AM ET (1131 GMT)
A Progress spacecraft launched Wednesday failed to deploy one of its antennas after reaching orbit, a problem that could hinder its ability to safely dock...