NASA planning December shuttle launch with new rules
Posted: Wed, Jun 11 3:59 PM ET (1959 GMT)
NASA is tentatively planning to return the shuttle to flight in mid-December under a new set of strict flight rules, agency officials said this...

Colorado mountain peak named after Columbia
Posted: Wed, Jun 11 11:08 AM ET (1508 GMT)
The US Department of the Interior has renamed a mountain peak in Colorado in memory of the space shuttle Columbia and its crew. Columbia Point...

Lockheed sues Boeing over EELV contracts
Posted: Tue, Jun 10 10:54 PM ET (0254 GMT)
Lockheed Martin has filed a federal lawsuit against Boeing over alleged misuse of proprietary documents during bidding for Air Force launch contracts. The lawsuit, filed...

Delta 2 launches Mars rover Spirit
Posted: Tue, Jun 10 5:59 PM ET (2159 GMT)
After two days of weather-related delays, a Delta 2 successfully launched the first of NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers Tuesday afternoon. The Boeing...

Sea Launch carries Thuraya 2 to orbit
Posted: Tue, Jun 10 2:34 PM ET (1834 GMT)
The first Sea Launch mission in nearly a year successfully placed a mobile telephone satellite into orbit Tuesday. The Zenit 3SL lifted off at 9:...

Alcatel wins Korean satellite deal
Posted: Tue, Jun 10 10:24 AM ET (1424 GMT)
French satellite manufacturer Alcatel announced Tuesday that it has won a contract to build a commercial and military communications satellite for South Korea. Alcaltel said...

Northrop settles TRW lawsuit
Posted: Tue, Jun 10 7:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
Northrop Grumman announced it would pay $111 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that TRW overcharged on military space contracts. Lawsuits filed the US...

Weather again delays rover launch
Posted: Mon, Jun 9 3:03 PM ET (1903 GMT)
For the second day in a row the threat of inclement weather forced NASA to delay the scheduled launch of the Mars rover Spirit. NASA...

Weather scrubs Mars rover launch
Posted: Sun, Jun 8 1:50 PM ET (1750 GMT)
NASA scrubbed Sunday's scheduled launch of the first of two Mars Exploration Rovers, citing approaching thunderstorms. Launch controllers decided to postpone the launch at...

NASA names Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity
Posted: Sun, Jun 8 12:40 PM ET (1640 GMT)
NASA announced Sunday that the twin Mars Exploration Rovers have been renamed Spirit and Opportunity. NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe made the announcement at a...