More debris spotted near space station
Posted: Tue, Feb 17 6:06 PM ET (2306 GMT)
A small object, believed to be a bolt from a docked Progress spacecraft, was seen floating away from the International Space Station on Sunday, MSNBC...

Russia: no plans for manned Soyuz launches from Kourou
Posted: Tue, Feb 17 10:41 AM ET (1541 GMT)
There are no plans to conduct manned Soyuz launched from the European launch facility in Kourou, the head of the Russian space agency Rosaviakosmos said...

Hubble and Keck jointly discover most distant galaxy
Posted: Mon, Feb 16 8:30 PM ET (0130 GMT)
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope and the Keck Observatory announced Sunday that they have discovered the most distant galaxy in the known universe, dating...

Titan 4 launches early warning satellite
Posted: Sun, Feb 15 8:49 AM ET (1349 GMT)
A Titan 4B rocket successfully launched a missile early warning satellite Saturday afternoon. The Titan 4B lifted off from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral at...

Orbital reports profit for fourth quarter, year
Posted: Sat, Feb 14 7:06 PM ET (0006 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation reported this week a profit for both the fourth quarter of 2003 as well as the entire year. The company reported operating...

O'Keefe says fall shuttle launch unlikely
Posted: Fri, Feb 13 11:37 AM ET (1637 GMT)
The return to flight of the space shuttle this fall is unlikely because of slow progress on two key projects, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe...

Intelsat wins FCC approval for Loral deal
Posted: Fri, Feb 13 10:35 AM ET (1535 GMT)
The FCC announced Thursday that it has approval a plan by Intelsat to purchase several satellites from Loral. The FCC signed off on a plan...

Aldridge commission warns on sustainability, budget
Posted: Thu, Feb 12 12:10 PM ET (1710 GMT)
The commission examining the implementation of President Bush's space plan said that sustaining the proposed initiative for two decades or more is the biggest...

Beagle 2 declared lost
Posted: Thu, Feb 12 10:34 AM ET (1534 GMT)
The British government and ESA will begin an investigation into the Beagle 2 lander, which project officials have declared lost after failing to contact Earth...

South Korea to send astronaut to ISS on Soyuz
Posted: Wed, Feb 11 6:53 AM ET (1153 GMT)
South Korea will purchase a seat on a future Soyuz ISS mission for its first astronaut, Russian officials said Wednesday. South Korea and Russia have...