SpaceX successfully tests Dragon abort system
Posted: Fri, May 8 7:48 PM ET (2348 GMT)
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft performed a pad abort test Wednesday in Florida, successfully demonstrating its ability to escape in an emergency. The Dragon, seated on...

Blue Origin launches New Shepard vehicle on first test flight
Posted: Sat, May 2 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
Blue Origin announced late Wednesday that it completed the first test flight of its suborbital New Shepard vehicle, flying the vehicle to the edge of...

Progress cargo spacecraft to reenter
Posted: Sat, May 2 10:52 AM ET (1452 GMT)
Russian controllers have abandoned efforts to restore control over a Progress cargo spacecraft that started spinning out of control shortly after launch Tuesday, leaving it...

MESSENGER missions ends with crash on Mercury
Posted: Sat, May 2 10:42 AM ET (1442 GMT)
NASA's MESSENGER mission came to an end Thursday when the spacecraft, out of fuel, crashed on the surface of the planet Mercury. MESSENGER hit...

Progress cargo spacecraft spins out of control after launch
Posted: Wed, Apr 29 8:53 AM ET (1253 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft started spinning out of control shortly after its launch Tuesday, and Russian officials were increasingly pessimistic about the prospects of restoring...

Falcon launches communications satellite
Posted: Tue, Apr 28 8:54 AM ET (1254 GMT)
A Falcon 9 rocket launched a communications satellite built for Turkmenistan and Monaco on Monday evening. The Falcon 9 v1.1 lifted off from Cape...

Ariane launches two satellites
Posted: Tue, Apr 28 8:42 AM ET (1242 GMT)
An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched two satellites on Sunday. The Ariane 5 lifted off at 4:00 pm EDT (2000 GMT) and released the...

Progress undocks from ISS
Posted: Sat, Apr 25 10:39 AM ET (1439 GMT)
A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station early Saturday, opening a docking port on the station for a new cargo vehicle....

Ariane 5 launch postponed to Sunday
Posted: Sat, Apr 25 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)
The launch of an Ariane 5 carrying two satellites, already delayed because of one problem, was postponed again on Friday by 48 hours. The Friday...

SpaceX launches Dragon, just misses first stage landing
Posted: Thu, Apr 16 3:05 PM ET (1905 GMT)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launched a Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station on Tuesday, but an attempt to land the first stage...