Shuttle robot arm damaged during repairs
Posted: Wed, Nov 13 10:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)
Technicians inadvertently struck the robot arm in the space shuttle Endeavour's cargo bay while carrying out repair work Tuesday, causing at least superficial damage...

Astronomers find new evidence for dark energy
Posted: Tue, Nov 12 8:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)
Astronomers have used radio telescope observations to conclude that two-thirds of the universe is made of a bizarre "dark energy" that may explain why...

Boeing begins GPS 2F spacecraft production
Posted: Tue, Nov 12 8:32 AM ET (1332 GMT)
Boeing announced Monday that it has won approval from the US Air Force to begin work on the first three next-generation GPS spacecraft. Boeing...

Oxygen leak postpones shuttle launch
Posted: Mon, Nov 11 8:33 AM ET (1333 GMT)
An oxygen leak discovered only a few hours before launch will delay the flight of the space shuttle Endeavour by at least a week. Late...

Report: future Space Imaging funding uncertain
Posted: Mon, Nov 11 8:16 AM ET (1316 GMT)
Lockheed Martin, a major owner of commercial remote sensing company Space Imaging, said in an SEC filing Friday that it is uncertain whether Space Imaging...

Soyuz undocks from station, lands safely
Updated: Sun, Nov 10 9:48 AM ET (1448 GMT)
Originally Posted: Sat, Nov 9 5:04 PM ET (2204 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a three-man taxi crew undocked from the International Space Station Saturday afternoon, landing in Kazakhstan several hours later. The Soyuz...

NASA confirms major SLI changes coming
Posted: Sat, Nov 9 9:55 AM ET (1455 GMT)
NASA announced Friday that it plans major changes to its Space Launch Initiative (SLI) program, scrapping plans to develop a second-generation reusable launch vehicle (...

Countdown begins for STS-113 launch
Posted: Sat, Nov 9 9:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
Countdown clocks started Friday morning for the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour on a crew transfer mission to the International Space Station. The countdown...

Arianespace, ILS announce launch contracts
Posted: Fri, Nov 8 8:55 PM ET (0155 GMT)
Arianespace and International Launch Services (ILS) each announced Friday the signing of new commercial launch contracts. Arianespace reported that it had reached a deal with...

George Abbey to retire from NASA
Posted: Fri, Nov 8 8:23 PM ET (0123 GMT)
Former Johnson Space Center (JSC) director George Abbey will retire from NASA at the beginning of 2003, the agency announced Thursday. Abbey, who joined NASA...