Lockheed dumps stake in Loral
Posted: Fri, Aug 8 8:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)
Lockheed Martin has sold its 10-percent stake in satellite operator Loral Space and Communications, losing more than $300 million in the process, the Washington...

Instrument malfunctions on Spirit
Posted: Thu, Aug 7 10:44 AM ET (1444 GMT)
JPL announced late Wednesday that one of the instruments on the Spirit Mars rover is not operating properly and may not be able to return...

Court sets value of moon rocks
Posted: Thu, Aug 7 10:36 AM ET (1436 GMT)
A federal court decided Wednesday that a collection of lunar rocks stolen by four people last year is worth $5 million. The valuation, the first...

NASA agrees to accept CAIB recommendations
Posted: Wed, Aug 6 10:52 AM ET (1452 GMT)
Key NASA officials said Tuesday that the agency will accept the recommendations that the Columbia Accident Investigation Board will publish with its final report later...

ISS wedding is on
Posted: Tue, Aug 5 6:54 PM ET (2254 GMT)
Russian officials have given their approval for a Russian cosmonaut to participate in a wedding ceremony on the International Space Station this weekend. Last month...

Russia agrees to fly Malaysian cosmonaut
Posted: Tue, Aug 5 2:41 PM ET (1841 GMT)
Russia and Malaysia have reached a tentative agreement to fly a Malaysian cosmonaut on a Soyuz taxi flight to the International Space Station in late...

NASA selects Phoenix for Mars Scout mission
Posted: Mon, Aug 4 9:24 PM ET (0124 GMT)
NASA has selected Phoenix, a Mars lander based in part on hardware developed for a previous cancelled lander as the agency's first low-cost...

NASA planning on-orbit shuttle inspection techniques
Posted: Mon, Aug 4 11:51 AM ET (1551 GMT)
NASA is developing a long boom that will be used on future shuttle missions to look for any damage to the orbiter, the Orlando Sentinel...

Delta 4 launch postponed again
Posted: Sun, Aug 3 9:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)
Boeing announced late Saturday that it has further delayed the launch of a Delta 4 booster to replace an antenna on the launch vehicle. Boeing...

Sea Launch sets sail for next launch
Posted: Sat, Aug 2 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)
The two vessels of the Sea Launch mobile launch system have set sail for their next launch next week, officials with the multinational venture announced...