KSC director Bridges reassigned to Langley
Posted: Fri, Jun 13 8:24 PM ET (0024 GMT)
Kennedy Space Center director Roy Bridges will move to Virginia to become director of NASA's Langley Research Center, the space agency announced Friday. Bridges,...

Boltcatcher problem could delay shuttle return-to-flight plans
Posted: Fri, Jun 13 10:22 AM ET (1422 GMT)
A problem with a device designed to protect the shuttle from debris from an external tank bolt could pose another hurdle in NASA's plans...

Ariane 5 launches two communications satellites
Posted: Thu, Jun 12 8:27 AM ET (1227 GMT)
An Ariane 5 successfully launched two communications satellites for Australia and Japan Wednesday evening. The Ariane 5G lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana at 6:...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Wed, Jun 11 6:12 PM ET (2212 GMT)
A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Wednesday. The Progress M1-10 spacecraft (also called Progress 11 by NASA) docked...

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...