Mars rovers get software upgrade
Posted: Tue, Apr 13 8:21 PM ET (0021 GMT)
Mission controllers are uploading new software to the twin Mars Exploration Rovers that should help the rovers extend their mission as late as September. The...

Survey reveals NASA workers still reticent to speak up
Posted: Tue, Apr 13 8:13 PM ET (0013 GMT)
A survey of NASA employees released this week revealed that, more than a year after the Columbia accident, many employees are still concerned about speaking...

Putin calls for demilitarization of space
Posted: Tue, Apr 13 12:22 AM ET (0422 GMT)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that space should be demilitarized, but suggested no specific steps Russia would take steps towards that goal. Putin, speaking...

Next ISS crew approved
Posted: Sat, Apr 10 5:03 PM ET (2103 GMT)
NASA officials Friday officially approved the next crew to stay on the International Space Station while saying that they were considering a Russian proposal to...

NASA extends Mars rover missions
Posted: Fri, Apr 9 2:07 PM ET (1807 GMT)
As expected, NASA announced on Thursday that it has extended the missions of the twin Mars Exploration Rovers, providing funding to continue their operations as...

Upgraded Soyuz to launch in October
Posted: Fri, Apr 9 1:54 PM ET (1754 GMT)
An upgraded version of Russia's Soyuz launch vehicle is scheduled to lift off for the first time in mid-October, Russian officials said this...

SpaceShipOne performs second powered flight
Posted: Thu, Apr 8 4:00 PM ET (2000 GMT)
SpaceShipOne, the reusable suborbital spacecraft being developed by Scaled Composites, made its second powered flight early Thursday, flying twice the speed of sound. According to...

Gravity Probe B launch delayed
Posted: Thu, Apr 8 3:50 PM ET (1950 GMT)
NASA has delayed the launch of the Gravity Probe B science mission two days because of ground equipment problems at the launch site. The spacecraft...

FAA issues launch license for SpaceShipOne
Posted: Wed, Apr 7 9:34 PM ET (0134 GMT)
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a launch license for Scaled Composite's SpaceShipOne, the first license ever issued for a manned reusable suborbital...

GAO finds flaws in NASA accounting
Posted: Wed, Apr 7 9:24 PM ET (0124 GMT)
A report issued Tuesday by the General Accounting Office concluded that NASA has failed to properly account for money spent on the shuttle and International...