Busy day on ISS as astronauts prepare for second spacewalk
Posted: Tue, Apr 24 9:47 AM ET (1347 GMT)
The crews of the space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station met for the first time on Monday as part of a busy day...

Spacewalkers install robot arm on station
Posted: Sun, Apr 22 6:56 PM ET (2256 GMT)
Two astronauts successfully installed a Canadian-built robotic arm on the exterior of the International Space Station during a spacewalk Sunday. The primary purpose of...

Endeavour docks with station
Posted: Sat, Apr 21 11:58 AM ET (1558 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station Saturday morning, beginning its week-long stay at the orbiting outpost. The shuttle docked at...

NASA dropping opposition to Tito flight
Posted: Sat, Apr 21 12:52 AM ET (0452 GMT)
NASA has all but agreed to allow California businessman Dennis Tito to fly to the International Space Station late this month on a Russian spacecraft,...

NASA and Italy announce ISS hab module agreement
Updated: Thu, Apr 19 6:45 PM ET (2245 GMT)
Originally Posted: Thu, Apr 19 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
NASA and its Italian counterpart, ASI, announced Thursday an agreement to begin a detailed study of a proposed Italian-built habitation module for the International...

Endeavour lifts off on mission STS-100
Posted: Thu, Apr 19 3:54 PM ET (1954 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour successfully lifted off Thursday afternoon on a mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour lifted off on schedule from the Kennedy...

Countdown to STS-100 launch continues smoothly
Posted: Thu, Apr 19 10:56 AM ET (1456 GMT)
The countdown to Thursday afternoon's launch of the space shuttle Endeavour continues with few problems reported. Launch of Endeavour on mission STS-100 is...

India launches GSLV
Posted: Wed, Apr 18 8:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
India's space agency successfully launched a new, more powerful launch vehicle early Wednesday, three weeks after a last-second launch abort. The first Geosynchronous...

Still no final decision on Tito
Posted: Tue, Apr 17 10:26 PM ET (0226 GMT)
A meeting of International Space Station partners to discuss space tourist Dennis Tito's upcoming flight to the station was unexpectedly postponed Tuesday, putting off...

Orbital tightens belt, looks for new X-34 partner
Posted: Tue, Apr 17 2:51 PM ET (1851 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation, facing huge losses, said Tuesday it will accelerate plans to streamline the company by shedding non-core businesses. The company reported a...