China launches navigation satellite
Posted: Sun, May 25 10:18 AM ET (1418 GMT)
A Long March booster successfully launched a Chinese navigation satellite early Sunday, Chinese officials announced. The Long March 3A booster lifted off from the Xichang...

Columbia rescue would have been difficult but feasible: investigators
Posted: Sat, May 24 9:33 AM ET (1333 GMT)
Harold Gehman, chairman of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB), confirmed Friday that it would have been possible to mount a rescue mission had the...

NASA names new Marshall director
Posted: Sat, May 24 9:16 AM ET (1316 GMT)
NASA announced Friday that David King will become the director of the Marshall Space Flight Center next month. David King, a 20-year NASA veteran...

Independent panel to oversee shuttle return to flight
Posted: Fri, May 23 11:10 AM ET (1510 GMT)
An independent panel whose membership includes former astronauts will oversee NASA’s plans to return the shuttle to flight, administrator Sean O'Keefe said Thursday....

SpaceShipOne makes first captive carry flight
Posted: Wed, May 21 7:29 PM ET (2329 GMT)
SpaceShipOne, the reusable suborbital spacecraft developed by Burt Rutan, made its first "captive carry" flight underneath its carrier aircraft this week. According to a report...

CAIB to recommend NASA changes regardless of final cause of accident
Posted: Wed, May 21 7:06 PM ET (2306 GMT)
The chairman of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) said Tuesday that the CAIB will recommend significant changes in how NASA operates the shuttle even...

NASA Marshall director to step down
Posted: Tue, May 20 7:27 PM ET (2327 GMT)
The director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center will be reassigned next month to NASA's education program, the space agency announced Tuesday. Art...

Clouds mark change in seasons on Neptune
Posted: Tue, May 20 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)
Planetary scientists have spotted a change in cloud patterns on Neptune that they believe is linked to changing seasons on the distant planet. Hubble observations...

Gehman: shuttle can fly again
Posted: Sun, May 18 3:05 PM ET (1905 GMT)
The chairman of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) said Saturday that he believed that the shuttle could be made safe enough to fly again....

Congress, CAIB criticize NASA on shuttle safety
Posted: Sun, May 18 2:49 PM ET (1849 GMT)
Members of Congress as well as the chairman of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) criticized NASA for lax shuttle safety standards last week. During...