Shuttle Atlantis exhibit opens at Kennedy Space Center
Posted: Sun, Jun 30 8:10 AM ET (1210 GMT)
A new building hosting the retired Space Shuttle Atlantis formally opened to the public on Saturday at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. A ceremony...

State organization to take over operations of shuttle landing site
Posted: Sat, Jun 29 7:59 AM ET (1159 GMT)
A Florida state agency is in line to take over operations of the runway at the Kennedy Space Center used for Space Shuttle landings, NASA...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Sat, Jun 29 7:45 AM ET (1145 GMT)
A converted ballistic missile launched a Russian military satellite on Thursday. The Strela rocket, based on the SS-19 ICBM, launched from a silo at...

Pegasus launches IRIS
Posted: Fri, Jun 28 8:17 AM ET (1217 GMT)
A Pegasus rocket successfully launched on Thursday evening a small NASA satellite designed to study the Sun. The Pegasus XL rocket was released by its...

Three planets found in habitable zone of star
Posted: Thu, Jun 27 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
Astronomers announced this week that a nearby star has three "super-Earth" planets in its habitable zone, raising prospects that such planets are commonplace. A...

Shenzhou-10 lands safely
Posted: Wed, Jun 26 9:41 AM ET (1341 GMT)
A Chinese spacecraft carrying three astronauts landed safely on Wednesday, ending a successful if relatively low-key mission. The Shenzhou-10 spacecraft landed in Inner...

Soyuz launches four communications satellites
Posted: Wed, Jun 26 9:31 AM ET (1331 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched four commercial communications satellites from French Guiana on Tuesday. The Soyuz ST-B lifted off from the Guiana Space Center at...

Soyuz launches Russian remote sensing satellite
Posted: Wed, Jun 26 9:21 AM ET (1321 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket placed a Russian remote sensing satellite into orbit on Tuesday. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...

Power failure delays NASA space science launch
Posted: Wed, Jun 26 9:11 AM ET (1311 GMT)
The launch of a small NASA space science satellite has been postponed a day because of a power failure at the launch site. NASA had...

Cosmonauts complete ISS spacewalk
Posted: Tue, Jun 25 7:58 AM ET (1158 GMT)
Two Russian cosmonauts carried out a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Monday to continue preparations for the arrival of a new Russian module....