ISS crew ready for launch
Posted: Wed, Oct 13 9:07 AM ET (1307 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft is scheduled to lift off late Wednesday night carrying a new crew for the International Space Station. The Soyuz TMA-5 is...

Spacecraft designer Max Faget dies
Posted: Mon, Oct 11 2:30 PM ET (1830 GMT)
Max Faget, a legendary aerospace engineer involved in the design of NASA spacecraft from Mercury to the space shuttle, passed away Saturday at the age...

Mars rovers find more evidence of past water
Posted: Sat, Oct 9 10:38 AM ET (1438 GMT)
NASA's two Mars Exploration Rovers have found additional evidence that suggests that liquid water was abundant and pervasive on Mars early in its history,...

Ex-NASA employee charged with faking inspections
Posted: Sat, Oct 9 10:08 AM ET (1408 GMT)
A former NASA employee pled not guilty Friday to charged that he faked shuttle safety inspections. Billy Thornton was charged with a total of 166...

Zenit 3SL launch glitch explained
Posted: Fri, Oct 8 11:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
An electrical short caused a Zenit 3SL booster to shut down its upper stage earlier than planned, placing its satellite into a low orbit, investigators...

Steering problem stops one Mars rover
Posted: Thu, Oct 7 3:41 PM ET (1941 GMT)
A problem with the steering system on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has temporarily stopped the rover from moving, project officials said this week. Relays...

Lockheed Martin to refund profits on damaged satellite
Posted: Wed, Oct 6 1:54 PM ET (1754 GMT)
Lockheed Martin will give up all profits it has earned on a weather satellite that was damaged in a factory mishap last year. The satellite,...

Gordon Cooper passes away
Posted: Mon, Oct 4 9:33 PM ET (0133 GMT)
Gordon Cooper, one of NASA's original Mercury 7 astronauts, passed away Monday, the space agency announced. He was 77. Cooper flew the final Mercury...

SpaceShipOne wins X Prize
Updated: Mon, Oct 4 8:01 PM ET (0001 GMT)
Originally Posted: Mon, Oct 4 1:50 PM ET (1750 GMT)
SpaceShipOne, the manned suborbital spacecraft built by Scaled Composites, captured the $10 million Ansari X Prize Monday after a trouble-free flight. SpaceShipOne deployed from...

Binnie to pilot SpaceShipOne Monday
Posted: Mon, Oct 4 9:37 AM ET (1337 GMT)
Test pilot Brian Binnie has been named to pilot SpaceShipOne on the second of its two Ansari X Prize qualifying flights Monday morning. Binnie, a...