Opportunity rover ready for Saturday night launch
Posted: Fri, Jun 27 7:08 PM ET (2308 GMT)
Opportunity, the second of twin Mars rovers, is ready for launch on Saturday night, with weather the leading concern. Opportunity is scheduled for launch on...

O'Keefe promises stringent new safety rules
Posted: Fri, Jun 27 10:08 AM ET (1408 GMT)
NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe said Thursday that NASA will exceed any shuttle safety rule changes proposed by the board investigating the Columbia accident. O'...

Kennedy named new director of KSC
Posted: Fri, Jun 27 10:06 AM ET (1406 GMT)
James Kennedy will become the new permanent director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center later this summer, NASA announced Thursday. Kennedy will replace Roy Bridges,...

Mars Odyssey finds more subterranean ice
Posted: Fri, Jun 27 9:28 AM ET (1328 GMT)
Planetary scientists analyzing data from NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft said Thursday that they believe the planet has more subsurface water ice in its northern...

Pegasus launches OrbView-3
Posted: Thu, Jun 26 9:11 PM ET (0111 GMT)
A Pegasus launch vehicle successfully placed the OrbView-3 commercial remote sensing satellite into orbit Thursday afternoon. The Pegasus XL was deployed from its L-...

Two ex-Boeing employees indicted on Lockheed document theft
Posted: Thu, Jun 26 10:45 AM ET (1445 GMT)
Two former Boeing employees implicated in the theft and misuse of sensitive Lockheed Martin launch vehicle documents have been formally indicted by federal prosecutors on...

Japan to cooperate with Europe on Mercury mission
Posted: Thu, Jun 26 10:36 AM ET (1436 GMT)
Japan is set to approve plans to cooperate with Europe on an ambitious Mercury orbiter and lander mission scheduled for early next decade, according to...

Pentagon willing to punish Boeing for procurement violations
Posted: Wed, Jun 25 11:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)
A top Air Force official said Tuesday that he was willing to enact sanctions against aerospace companies that violate procurement rules, a subtle reference to...

CAIB believes foam impact "most probable" cause of accident
Posted: Wed, Jun 25 11:11 AM ET (1511 GMT)
Members of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board made their strongest statement to date Tuesday about the cause of the shuttle accident, saying foam impacting the...

Officials call for increased European role in space
Posted: Tue, Jun 24 8:31 PM ET (0031 GMT)
Key officials with several key European organizations said Tuesday that Europe needs to devote more resources for a variety of space-related projects. The announcement...