NASA asks Pentagon to check ISS for damage
Posted: Wed, Dec 3 9:35 PM ET (0235 GMT)
NASA has asked the Defense Department to use ground- and space-based assets to check the International Space Station for any damage that may be...

FCC set to approve purchase of DirecTV
Posted: Wed, Dec 3 8:56 PM ET (0156 GMT)
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected to approve a proposed takeover of satellite television provider DirecTV by News Corporation, although with conditions to...

ESA releases first Mars image from Mars Express
Posted: Wed, Dec 3 10:57 AM ET (1557 GMT)
ESA released Wednesday the first image of Mars taken by its Mars Express spacecraft, scheduled to enter orbit around the planet later this month. The...

Atlas 2 launches NRO payload
Posted: Tue, Dec 2 11:21 AM ET (1621 GMT)
An Atlas 2AS rocket, performing its final launch from California, placed a secret National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload into orbit early Tuesday. The Atlas 2AS...

Boeing CEO resigns
Posted: Mon, Dec 1 8:18 PM ET (0118 GMT)
Boeing chairman and chief executive officer Phil Condit unexpectedly resigned early Monday as part of an effort by the company to put a number of...

ISS sound likely not caused by collision
Posted: Mon, Dec 1 8:02 PM ET (0102 GMT)
The source of an odd noise heard on the International Space Station last week, but project officials said it was unlikely caused by a collision...

Report: new space vision to offer little change
Posted: Sun, Nov 30 12:38 PM ET (1738 GMT)
A proposed new "vision" for the US space program current being developed by the Bush administration will offer little change from current policy, the Orlando...

Japanese spysat launch fails
Posted: Sat, Nov 29 10:40 AM ET (1540 GMT)
A Japanese H-2A rocket carrying two reconnaissance satellites was destroyed shortly after launch Saturday when one of its strap-on boosters failed to separate....

Mystery noise heard on ISS, no damage reported
Posted: Thu, Nov 27 9:43 AM ET (1443 GMT)
The crew of the International Space Station reported hearing an odd "crunching" noise Wednesday, but neither they nor ground controllers have found any evidence of...

Mars Odyssey instrument fails
Posted: Thu, Nov 27 9:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)
A radiation monitoring instrument on NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has failed, apparently because of the effects of a powerful solar storm. The Martian Radiation...