Mars rovers readied for extended missions
Posted: Sat, Mar 27 10:27 AM ET (1527 GMT)
NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers will undertake extended trips seeking evidence of water on the planet, project officials said Friday. The rover Spirit, which...

EchoStar reports modest fourth quarter profit
Posted: Sat, Mar 27 10:16 AM ET (1516 GMT)
Satellite television broadcaster EchoStar reported a small profit in its fiscal fourth quarter, compared to a large loss from the same quarter a year ago....

NASA considering year-long ISS mission
Posted: Fri, Mar 26 10:24 AM ET (1524 GMT)
NASA is considering leaving the same crew on the International Space Station for a full year to cope with financial difficulties with the Russian space...

Report: space tourist to fly to ISS this fall
Updated: Fri, Mar 26 10:08 AM ET (1508 GMT)
Originally Posted: Thu, Mar 25 7:30 PM ET (0030 GMT)
An American businessman will fly to the International Space Station as early as October as a tourist on a Soyuz spacecraft, NASA Watch reported Thursday....

Two countries to join ESA
Posted: Thu, Mar 25 7:17 PM ET (0017 GMT)
Greece and Luxembourg will join the European Space Agrncy by late next year, the agency announced Thursday. The addition of the two countries was approved...

NASA delays MESSENGER launch
Posted: Wed, Mar 24 4:50 PM ET (2150 GMT)
NASA announced Wednesday that it has delayed the launch of the MESSENGER Mercury mission two and a half months to give the project more time...

Opportunity reveals evidence for standing water on Mars
Posted: Tue, Mar 23 8:15 PM ET (0115 GMT)
Data from NASA's Mars rover Opportunity have led scientists to conclude that the Meridiani Planum region of Mars once was on the shore of...

DigitalGlobe announces new satellite plans
Posted: Tue, Mar 23 7:45 PM ET (0045 GMT)
Commercial remote sensing company DigitalGlobe announced Tuesday that it will launch a new imaging satellite by the end of 2006 that will provide the sharpest...

NASA finds problems with shuttle rudder gears
Posted: Tue, Mar 23 10:45 AM ET (1545 GMT)
NASA engineers have discovered that gears within actuators that control the rudder speed brakes on space shuttle Discovery suffered a number of problems, including one...

Opportunity climbs out of crater
Posted: Tue, Mar 23 10:30 AM ET (1530 GMT)
After one failed attempt, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity on Monday climbed out of the crater it had landed it nearly two months ago....