NASA ends communication with Pioneer 10
Posted: Tue, Feb 25 8:28 PM ET (0128 GMT)
NASA announced late Tuesday that it plans no further efforts to communicate with the Pioneer 10 spacecraft, launched nearly 31 years ago and currently at...

Report: shuttle crew could have survived up to a minute after breakup
Posted: Tue, Feb 25 8:18 PM ET (0118 GMT)
The crew of the space shuttle Columbia could have survived for up to a minute after the orbiter started breaking up, MSNBC reported. An analysis...

NASA investigating shuttle tile repair technologies
Posted: Tue, Feb 25 9:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)
NASA is looking at ways future space shuttle crews could repair damaged tiles while in orbit, several publications reported Tuesday. NASA officials said they were...

New search for additional Pluto moons planned
Posted: Mon, Feb 24 8:24 PM ET (0124 GMT)
Planetary scientists plan to carry out a telescope search in the near future for any additional moons of the distant planet Pluto. Officials with the...

Possible shuttle debris found in Nevada
Posted: Mon, Feb 24 8:42 AM ET (1342 GMT)
Search teams found several metal fragments in the Nevada desert this weekend that could come from the space shuttle Columbia. The searchers, combing the desert...

Boeing commercial satellite chief resigns
Posted: Sat, Feb 22 10:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)
Randy Brinkley, president of Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS), resigned on Friday after a two-year effort to right the struggling satellite manufacturer. Boeing did not...

Additional tank debris may have hit shuttle
Posted: Sat, Feb 22 10:27 AM ET (1527 GMT)
Up to three chunks of debris from the external tank may have struck Columbia's left wing during liftoff, according to evidence NASA released Friday....

Russia seeks US, European funding help for ISS
Posted: Fri, Feb 21 8:53 AM ET (1353 GMT)
Russian officials said Thursday that they need financial support from the United States or Europe in order to provide the additional spacecraft needed to resupply...

Intelsat reports lower profits
Posted: Fri, Feb 21 8:40 AM ET (1340 GMT)
Satellite communications company Intelsat reported this week sharply lower profits in 2002 because of overall weakness in the telecommunications industry. Intelsat reported net income of $...

Melting snow responsible for Martian gullies
Posted: Thu, Feb 20 2:28 PM ET (1928 GMT)
Gullies discovered on the sides of several Martian craters nearly three years ago are likely formed by melting snow, scientists reported yesterday. In a paper...