Opportunity enters crater, Spirit reaches hills
Posted: Mon, Jun 14 7:51 PM ET (2351 GMT)
The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has entered a crater it plans to study, while its twin Spirit has reached the edge of a region of...

Reality TV producers eying space
Posted: Mon, Jun 14 1:50 PM ET (1750 GMT)
Several producers of "reality TV" shows in the US are looking into the possibility of producing similar shows that could involve sending people into space,...

China planning to add women to astronaut corps
Posted: Mon, Jun 14 1:43 PM ET (1743 GMT)
The Chinese government is planning to fly at least one woman into space later this decade, but not as a pilot, according to news reports...

Cassini flies by Phoebe
Posted: Sun, Jun 13 10:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully flew by the moon Phoebe on Friday, taking images of the heavily-cratered outer moon of Saturn. Cassini flew within...

Aldridge Commission to recommend organizational changes at NASA
Posted: Fri, Jun 11 10:36 AM ET (1436 GMT)
The President's Commission on Moon, Mars, and Beyond (also known as the Aldridge Commission) will recommend a sweeping series of organizational changes within NASA...

Alcatel wins Chinese satellite order
Posted: Fri, Jun 11 10:27 AM ET (1427 GMT)
French satellite manufacturer Alcatel Space announced Friday that it has won a contract from a state-run Chinese media company for a communications satellite. Alcatel...

NASA names deputy directors at 2 centers
Posted: Fri, Jun 11 8:47 AM ET (1247 GMT)
NASA has selected new deputy directors for two of its field centers, in one case tapping the wife of another official at that center. On...

ISS spacewalk delayed again
Posted: Thu, Jun 10 10:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
A spacewalk outside the International Space Station has been delayed for over a week because of a potential communications conflict with a Russian launch. The...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Thu, Jun 10 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)
A Zenit 2 successfully launched a Russian military satellite early Thursday, according to Russian media reports. The Zenit 2 lifted off from Baikonur at 9:...

Report: NASA to end support for tropical rainfall mission
Posted: Wed, Jun 9 10:16 PM ET (0216 GMT)
NASA plans to end operations of a joint US-Japanese earth sciences mission as soon as the end of this month, Japanese media reported late...