World reacts to Chinese manned launch
Posted: Wed, Oct 15 5:02 PM ET (2102 GMT)
Foreign governments and space agencies have in general reacted positively to the news of China's first manned spaceflight. In a statement issued Tuesday night...

Grounded shuttle increasing ISS cost
Posted: Wed, Oct 15 4:48 PM ET (2048 GMT)
The extended grounding of the space shuttle has resulted in increased costs to assemble and maintain the International Space Station, according to a General Accounting...

China launches human into orbit
Posted: Wed, Oct 15 11:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)
China became the third country to launch a human into space on Wednesday when the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft successfully entered orbit. The launch of Shenzhou...

Orbital joins Lockheed-Northrop OSP team
Posted: Tue, Oct 14 2:42 PM ET (1842 GMT)
Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that Orbital Sciences Corporation has joined it and Northrop Grumman on the same team that proposes to develop NASA's Orbital...

SIRTF nears end of checkout period
Posted: Tue, Oct 14 2:37 PM ET (1837 GMT)
NASA's Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) spacecraft is in good condition near the end of its in-space checkout period, NASA announced Monday. The...

Astronomers pinpoint when expansion of universe accelerated
Posted: Sun, Oct 12 3:08 PM ET (1908 GMT)
Astronomers announced Friday that the expansion of the universe started to accelerate about five billion years ago because of the influence of a mysterious dark...

Electrical discharge likely cause of VLS accident
Posted: Sat, Oct 11 12:15 PM ET (1615 GMT)
The explosion of a Brazilian rocket in August that killed 21 people was likely caused by an electrical discharge of some kind and not a...

China confirms Shenzhou 5 launch plans
Posted: Fri, Oct 10 12:26 PM ET (1626 GMT)
In a rare removal of the veil of secrecy surrounding the program, Chinese officials confirmed Friday that they plan to attempt their first manned spaceflight...

Loral rejects EchoStar buyout offer
Posted: Fri, Oct 10 12:14 PM ET (1614 GMT)
Loral announced late Wednesday that it has rejected an offer from satellite television operator EchoStar to purchase all of Loral's assets. EchoStar had offered $...

NASA makes progress on shuttle repairs
Posted: Thu, Oct 9 10:17 AM ET (1417 GMT)
NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe said Wednesday that engineers had made progress implementing repairs and upgrades to the shuttles, including finding a low-tech, low-...