ISS orbit raising falls short
Posted: Thu, Nov 18 8:31 AM ET (1331 GMT)
An engine burn on Wednesday failed to raise the orbit of the International Space Station as much as expected, potentially forcing a delay in the...

Swift launch delayed again
Posted: Thu, Nov 18 8:17 AM ET (1317 GMT)
NASA has delayed the launch of the Swift astronomy satellite an additional day while engineers resolve a problem with the Delta 2 launch vehicle, the...

Congress approves indemnity bill, scuttles suborbital legislation
Posted: Thu, Nov 18 8:11 AM ET (1311 GMT)
Congress has approved a bill that would extend indemnification for commercial launch operators for five years, but a House committee has killed a proposed compromise...

Report: Congress settles on $15.9 billion NASA budget
Posted: Wed, Nov 17 9:01 PM ET (0201 GMT)
NASA will get $15.9 billion in fiscal year 2005, $300 million less than originally requested, according to a deal reportedly reached by House and...

Swift launch delayed
Posted: Wed, Nov 17 8:54 PM ET (0154 GMT)
NASA delayed the launch of an astronomy satellite Wednesday because of a problem with the spacecraft's launch vehicle. The Swift spacecraft was scheduled to...

Final X-43 flight a success
Posted: Wed, Nov 17 7:31 AM ET (1231 GMT)
The last test flight of the X-43A, an unmanned vehicle designed to test hypersonic technologies, was declared a success by NASA late Tuesday. The...

SMART-1 enters lunar orbit
Posted: Tue, Nov 16 8:04 AM ET (1304 GMT)
SMART-1, Europe's first lunar spacecraft, has entered orbit around the Moon, ESA announced early Tuesday The spacecraft passed within 5,000 km of...

X-43 test flight delayed
Posted: Tue, Nov 16 7:54 AM ET (1254 GMT)
The third and final test flight of the X-43A unmanned hypersonic aircraft was delayed Monday because of a technical glitch. The X-43A was...

India, France to develop earth sciences satellite
Posted: Sat, Nov 13 9:24 AM ET (1424 GMT)
The space agencies of France and India agreed Friday to jointly develop an earth observing satellite, after several years of studying such a mission. Representatives...

Mars rover replots crater exit route
Posted: Fri, Nov 12 8:51 AM ET (1351 GMT)
The Mars rover Opportunity will take a path out of a large crater that will be much like the route it followed into the crater...