Pentagon grants Boeing waiver for Delta 2 launch
Posted: Sat, Aug 30 10:24 AM ET (1424 GMT)
The Defense Department announced Friday that it was extending its contract with Boeing for Delta 2 launches even though there is a contracting ban on...

Delta 4 launches military communications satellite
Posted: Sat, Aug 30 10:13 AM ET (1413 GMT)
A Delta 4 booster successfully launched the last in a series of military communications satellites Friday evening. The Delta 4 Medium lifted off from Pad...

White House considering space policy changes
Posted: Fri, Aug 29 5:42 PM ET (2142 GMT)
In the wake of the final report into the Columbia accident, the Bush administration is reportedly considering major changes in space policy. The Washington Post...

Soyuz launches Progress spacecraft
Posted: Fri, Aug 29 8:49 AM ET (1249 GMT)
A Soyuz booster successfully launched a Progress cargo spacecraft for the International Space Station early Friday. The booster lifted off from Baikonur at 9:48...

Weather scrubs Delta 4 launch
Posted: Fri, Aug 29 8:39 AM ET (1239 GMT)
Stormy weather postponed Thursday's scheduled launch of a Delta 4 booster carrying a military satellite. The Delta 4 Medium was scheduled to lift off...

NASA reassigns person responsible for external tank
Posted: Thu, Aug 28 7:04 PM ET (2304 GMT)
The director of the External Tank Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has been reassigned and will soon retire, Marshall officials confirmed this...

Progress undocks from station
Posted: Thu, Aug 28 6:54 PM ET (2254 GMT)
A Progress spacecraft loaded with garbage undocked from the International Space Station on Wednesday, making way for a new cargo spacecraft scheduled for launch late...

Mars makes "close" approach to Earth
Posted: Wed, Aug 27 7:16 PM ET (2316 GMT)
The planet Mars made its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years early Wednesday, offering skygazers their best view ever of the Red...

Congress pledges to make changes at NASA after report
Posted: Wed, Aug 27 11:07 AM ET (1507 GMT)
Members of Congress said Tuesday that they would work to enact major reforms at NASA in the wake of the final report of the Columbia...

White House, NASA react to CAIB report
Posted: Wed, Aug 27 10:38 AM ET (1438 GMT)
NASA officials said Tuesday that they accepted the conclusions of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board's final report and vowed to implement them, while the...