SPACEHAB records loss due to Columbia
Posted: Fri, May 9 8:51 AM ET (1251 GMT)
SPACEHAB recorded a loss in its fiscal third quarter primarily because of the loss of a research module on the shuttle Columbia. SPACEHAB reported a...

GSLV launches Indian experimental satellite
Posted: Thu, May 8 1:32 PM ET (1732 GMT)
An Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) successfully launched an experimental communications satellite on Thursday. The GSLV lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre...

CAIB releases working scenario for Columbia accident
Posted: Wed, May 7 6:11 PM ET (2211 GMT)
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) published Tuesday a "working scenario" for the shuttle accident that blames the accident on a hole in the leading...

Report: ESA budget problems jeopardize Rosetta mission
Posted: Wed, May 7 10:38 AM ET (1438 GMT)
The European Space Agency's Rosetta comet mission, whose launch was delayed from January until at least 2004 because of launch vehicle concerns, may never...

Boeing investigation could hamper launch vehicle joint venture
Posted: Wed, May 7 10:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
A federal investigation into Boeing's possible misuse of confidential Lockheed Martin documents is hampering efforts to develop a previously-unreported launch vehicle joint venture...

EADS records 1st quarter loss for space division
Posted: Wed, May 7 10:14 AM ET (1414 GMT)
The space division of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) recorded a loss in the first quarter of 2003 and plans to take...

Computer glitch may have caused Soyuz landing error
Posted: Tue, May 6 5:37 PM ET (2137 GMT)
A bug in guidance software may have led to the nearly 500-kilometer landing error of the Soyuz TMA-1 spacecraft on Sunday. MSNBC reported...

Report: federal government investigating Boeing use of rival's documents
Posted: Mon, May 5 9:30 AM ET (1330 GMT)
The federal government is investigating whether The Boeing Company improperly used confidential Lockheed Martin documents to help it win critical launch vehicle and military satellite...

Soyuz lands safely but off-course
Posted: Sun, May 4 10:04 AM ET (1404 GMT)
A Soyuz capsule carrying the three-man Expedition Six space station crew landed safely late Saturday night in Kazakhstan, but touched down nearly 500 kilometers...

NASA: no way to save Columbia during reentry
Posted: Fri, May 2 7:48 PM ET (2348 GMT)
An internal NASA report prepared after the Columbia accident and released this week concluded that there was no way to alter the reentry of the...