News briefs: July 22
Posted: Tue, Jul 23 8:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
Four people, including three student employees of NASA's Johnson Space Center, were arrested for stealing and attempting to sell lunar rocks from the Apollo...

News briefs: July 20-21
Posted: Mon, Jul 22 8:08 AM ET (1208 GMT)
A independent report on NASA's astrobiology program has recommended changes in the program, SPACE.com reported Friday. The report noted that NASA's initial...

Bass moves closer to flight deal, NASA questions training
Posted: Sat, Jul 20 1:52 PM ET (1752 GMT)
Pop star and would-be space tourist Lance Bass has reached an agreement in principle to fly on the October Soyuz taxi mission, although NASA...

GAO report criticizes station management
Posted: Sat, Jul 20 10:31 AM ET (1431 GMT)
A report by the General Accounting Office (GAO) released this week criticized NASA for poor management of the International Space Station project. The report concluded...

News briefs: July 19
Posted: Sat, Jul 20 10:19 AM ET (1419 GMT)
Representatives of the partner nations of the International Space Station project will meet in Washington July 23 to discuss concerns about NASA's commitment to...

Shuttle schedule in flux
Posted: Fri, Jul 19 10:02 AM ET (1402 GMT)
NASA may reorder the launches of the next three shuttle missions as it works out a plan to deal with the cracks found in fuel...

News briefs: July 18
Posted: Fri, Jul 19 7:57 AM ET (1157 GMT)
Lockheed Martin reported a slight increase in Space Systems earnings for its fiscal second quarter Thursday. The company reported earnings of $122 million for the...

News briefs: July 17
Posted: Thu, Jul 18 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
The search for a spacecraft launched on a suborbital test flight last week continues in Russia. The Demonstrator-2 spacecraft was launched July 12 from...

Business briefs: July 17
Posted: Thu, Jul 18 8:02 AM ET (1202 GMT)
Boeing's Space and Communications division reported increased revenue and earnings in the fiscal second quarter, the company announced Wednesday. Boeing reported earnings of $181...

Proposed Soyuz crew manifest includes Bass
Updated: Wed, Jul 17 7:47 PM ET (2347 GMT)
Originally Posted: Wed, Jul 17 12:41 PM ET (1641 GMT)
Pop star and potential space tourist Lance Bass has been included in the proposed crew of a Soyuz taxi mission to the International Space Station...