Shuttle, station, rocket technology to pay for exploration program
Posted: Sun, Feb 1 2:21 PM ET (1921 GMT)
NASA plans to take money from the space shuttle, ISS, and launch vehicle technology programs, among others, to pay for the first five years of...

Japan considering human spaceflight options
Posted: Sun, Feb 1 9:30 AM ET (1430 GMT)
The Japanese government is considering a new space policy that could include plans to launch manned spacecraft, Japanese newspapers report. The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported...

Senate offers cautious support for new Bush space plan
Posted: Sun, Feb 1 9:19 AM ET (1419 GMT)
Members of the US Senate expressed some support for, but remained skeptical of, the new Bush space initiative during a recent hearing. The hearing, held...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Sat, Jan 31 8:57 PM ET (0157 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on Saturday carrying supplies for the station's two-man crew. The Progress M1-11...

Congress passes NASA workforce bill
Posted: Sat, Jan 31 8:50 PM ET (0150 GMT)
The House of Representatives passed this week a bill that would give NASA greater flexibility in hiring and retaining employees. The House passed the NASA...

Opportunity rolls onto Martian surface
Posted: Sat, Jan 31 9:42 AM ET (1442 GMT)
Move one day ahead of schedule, the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity successfully rolled off its lander and onto the Martian surface early Saturday. Opportunity rolled...

Bush names space panel
Posted: Sat, Jan 31 9:22 AM ET (1422 GMT)
President Bush named nine people, ranging from scientists to business leaders, to a panel that will review the president's new space exploration policy. The...

Opportunity to roll off lander Saturday night
Posted: Fri, Jan 30 10:46 AM ET (1546 GMT)
Mars Exploration Rover project officials said Thursday they believe the rover Opportunity will be ready to roll off its lander and onto the Martian surface...

Boeing space unit reports losses for quarter, year
Posted: Fri, Jan 30 10:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)
The space unit of The Boeing Company reported Thursday a loss for its fiscal fourth quarter as well as for all of 2003. The Launch...

CAIB chair to review Hubble decision
Posted: Thu, Jan 29 6:44 PM ET (2344 GMT)
NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe said Thursday that he has asked the chairman of the former Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) to review the agency'...