Board endorses Pluto, Europa missions
Posted: Fri, Jul 12 8:21 PM ET (0021 GMT)
A National Research Council review panel has concluded that spacecraft missions to Pluto and Europa are the highest priority scientific missions NASA can undertake in...

Panel recommends changes in space station science
Posted: Fri, Jul 12 10:26 AM ET (1426 GMT)
An independent panel of scientists released a report on science priorities for the International Space Station this week, but said that assembling the station beyond "...

News briefs: July 11
Posted: Fri, Jul 12 8:09 AM ET (1209 GMT)
The White House formally nominated Frederick Gregory to be the Deputy Administrator of NASA on Thursday. Gregory, currently associate administrator for space flight, was tapped...

Boeing to combine space, military units
Posted: Thu, Jul 11 9:07 AM ET (1307 GMT)
The Boeing Company announced plans Wednesday to merge its space and military business units into a single entity. The new Integrated Defense Systems unit will...

Crack found in Endeavour's engines
Posted: Thu, Jul 11 8:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
Technicians have discovered at least one crack in the engines of the space shuttle Endeavour, making it the fourth shuttle with such cracks. NASA officials...

News briefs: July 10
Posted: Thu, Jul 11 8:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
NASA selected two proposals for earth science missions this week. One, the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, will track the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere....

First Delta 4 launch delayed
Posted: Wed, Jul 10 9:44 PM ET (0144 GMT)
The inaugural launch of the Boeing Delta 4 booster has been delayed from late August until early October, Spaceflight Now reported this week. The booster,...

Bass starts negotiations, training for tourist flight
Posted: Wed, Jul 10 9:05 AM ET (1305 GMT)
Pop star Lance Bass started negotiations with the Russian space agency Rosaviakosmos this week for a space tourist flight to the International Space Station while...

News briefs: July 9
Posted: Wed, Jul 10 7:59 AM ET (1159 GMT)
The Chinese religious movement Falun Gong, banned by the Chinese government, reportedly jammed television signals from a Chinese satellite for a week last month, the...

News briefs: July 8
Posted: Tue, Jul 9 7:24 AM ET (1124 GMT)
The UK joined the European Southern Observatory, a consortium of nations that operate several telescopes on Chile, on Monday. Britain will spend over $150 million...