Lockheed reports higher earnings for space systems
Posted: Wed, Apr 23 10:20 AM ET (1420 GMT)
Lockheed Martin reported yesterday increased sales and profits for its space systems division, largely because of increased government business. The company said it recorded $2....

SpaceDev announces new launch vehicle
Posted: Tue, Apr 22 9:53 PM ET (0153 GMT)
California-based aerospace company SpaceDev announced Tuesday that it was developing a new low-cost launch vehicle for carrying small payloads into low Earth orbit (...

Report: shuttle manager Dittemore to resign
Posted: Sun, Apr 20 3:05 PM ET (1905 GMT)
Space shuttle program manager Ron Dittemore, one of the key figures in the Columbia accident investigation, is expected to resign in the near future to...

Rutan unveils reusable suborbital spacecraft
Posted: Sat, Apr 19 10:05 PM ET (0205 GMT)
Noted aircraft designer Burt Rutan displayed publicly for the first time Friday a reusable suborbital manned spacecraft billed as the "first private manned space program."...

NASA delays SIRTF launch until August
Posted: Sat, Apr 19 9:54 PM ET (0154 GMT)
NASA announced late Friday that it has delayed the launch of the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) spacecraft until mid-August because of continuing issues...

Astronomers successfully predict supernova
Posted: Fri, Apr 18 12:39 PM ET (1639 GMT)
Astronomers announced this week that they have for the first time successfully predicted when a star would undergo a supernova explosion. Supernova 2003dh was observed...

CAIB issues preliminary recommendations for shuttle
Posted: Thu, Apr 17 1:43 PM ET (1743 GMT)
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) issued a pair of preliminary recommendations Thursday regarding the inspection of portions of shuttle thermal protection system as well...

Investigators relocate Columbia wing breach
Posted: Tue, Apr 15 9:36 PM ET (0136 GMT)
Columbia accident investigators said Tuesday that they now believe that the site of the breach in the leading edge of the shuttle's left wing...

Hughes reports smaller loss
Posted: Tue, Apr 15 9:18 PM ET (0118 GMT)
Hughes Electronics, the parent company of satellite television provider DirecTV, reported a loss of $50 million in its fiscal first quarter, far smaller than its...

SIRTF, GALEX, Mars rover launches delayed
Posted: Mon, Apr 14 9:10 PM ET (0110 GMT)
NASA confirmed late Monday that the launch of its SIRTF space telescope would be delayed over a week, and added that a spacecraft problem will...