Shuttle disaster affects aerospace stocks
Posted: Mon, Feb 3 9:16 PM ET (0216 GMT)
The possible short- and long-term effects of the loss of the space shuttle Columbia hurt the stocks of several aerospace companies involved with the...

Temperature spike latest evidence in investigation
Posted: Mon, Feb 3 8:22 AM ET (1322 GMT)
NASA officials said Sunday that they recorded a sudden increase in temperature on the left wing in Columbia's final minutes, the latest evidence that...

Future plans for ISS uncertain in wake of shuttle accident
Posted: Mon, Feb 3 12:12 AM ET (0512 GMT)
The loss of the space shuttle Columbia and the resulting grounding of the shuttle fleet have raised questions about not only the continued assembly of...

Report: significant NASA budget increase planned for 2004
Posted: Sun, Feb 2 11:53 PM ET (0453 GMT)
The Bush Administration's fiscal year 2004 budget proposal includes a nearly half-billion increase in NASA's budget, Reuters reported Sunday, but the aftermath...

Condolences come in from around the world about shuttle tragedy
Posted: Sun, Feb 2 12:33 PM ET (1733 GMT)
World leaders have contacted the governments of the United States and Israel to express their condolences regarding the loss of the shuttle Columbia and its...

Progress spacecraft launched to ISS
Posted: Sun, Feb 2 12:17 PM ET (1717 GMT)
A Soyuz booster successfully launched a Progress spacecraft on Sunday carrying a now-critical load of supplies for the International Space Station. The Soyuz launch...

Shuttle debris spread over large area
Posted: Sat, Feb 1 10:30 PM ET (0330 GMT)
Debris from the disintegration of the space shuttle Columbia has been found over a wide area of eastern Texas and western Louisiana. Reports from local...

NASA: Columbia problems started on left wing
Posted: Sat, Feb 1 6:54 PM ET (2354 GMT)
NASA officials said Saturday afternoon that the first evidence of a problem with the space shuttle Columbia came with the loss of sensor readings on...

Progress launch to ISS still scheduled
Posted: Sat, Feb 1 6:39 PM ET (2339 GMT)
An unmanned Progress spacecraft is scheduled to launch Sunday from Russia to deliver supplies to the International Space Station, Russian and American officials said Saturday....

Bush: "Our journey into space will go on"
Posted: Sat, Feb 1 3:17 PM ET (2017 GMT)
US President George W. Bush expressed his sympathies to the families of the crew of the shuttle Columbia while also saying that space exploration will...