Weather slows down Spirit activities
Posted: Thu, Jan 22 11:04 AM ET (1604 GMT)
A terrestrial thunderstorm apparently disrupted communications between flight controllers and NASA's Mars rover Spirit on Wednesday, preventing the spacecraft from carrying out planned scientific...

Report concludes NASA still far from shuttle return to flight
Posted: Thu, Jan 22 10:52 AM ET (1552 GMT)
An interim report by an independent task force concluded this week that NASA, while making progress on returning the shuttle to flight, still has considerable...

Spirit observations reveal surprises about Martian soil
Posted: Wed, Jan 21 11:00 AM ET (1600 GMT)
The initial analysis of data collected by NASA's Mars rover Spirit reveal that the soil in the Gusev Crater landing site may have more...

Boeing suspension delays EELV procurement
Posted: Wed, Jan 21 10:43 AM ET (1543 GMT)
Boeing's continued suspension from bidding on military launch contracts will likely delay the procurement of the next round of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV)...

Report: Ariane problems could delay Rosetta launch
Posted: Tue, Jan 20 2:47 PM ET (1947 GMT)
Technical problems with an Ariane 5 booster could delay the launch next month of ESA's Rosetta comet mission, the BBC reported Tuesday. A pair...

ESA releases first Mars Express images
Posted: Mon, Jan 19 7:41 PM ET (0041 GMT)
The European Space Agency released on Monday the first high-resolution color images of Mars taken by its Mars Express spacecraft. The images, taken on...

No other leaks found on space station
Posted: Mon, Jan 19 2:31 PM ET (1931 GMT)
A check of the International Space Station over the weekend found no evidence for air leaks other than one found in a cable the previous...

Poll shows mixed support for Bush space plan
Posted: Sun, Jan 18 1:47 PM ET (1847 GMT)
A new poll released Sunday shows that the American public's support for President Bush's new space exploration initiative is limited. The New York...

NASA cancels last Hubble servicing mission
Posted: Sat, Jan 17 11:03 AM ET (1603 GMT)
Citing safety concerns, NASA announced Friday that it would cancel the last scheduled shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope, a decision that could...

Private investment to pay for refurbished Baikonur launch pad
Posted: Sat, Jan 17 10:47 AM ET (1547 GMT)
Russian investors will pay to refurbish a Baikonur launch pad that will be used for launches of the Zenit 3 booster, Russian officials announced Friday....