Congress passes NASA budget
Posted: Sun, Nov 21 9:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)
The House and Senate passed an omnibus budget bill Saturday that includes $16.2 billion for NASA. Both houses of Congress agreed to the bill,...

House approves space tourism bill
Posted: Sun, Nov 21 9:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
The House of Representatives approved Saturday legislation that would improve the regulatory environment for developers and operators of commercial manned spacecraft. On a vote of...

Swift spacecraft launched
Updated: Sat, Nov 20 7:17 PM ET (0017 GMT)
Originally Posted: Sat, Nov 20 2:01 PM ET (1901 GMT)
A Delta 2 rocket launched NASA's Swift astronomy spacecraft Saturday afternoon. The Delta 2 7320 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 12:16 pm...

China participates in NASA exploration visions discussions
Posted: Sat, Nov 20 12:51 PM ET (1751 GMT)
A NASA-sponsored workshop this week on international cooperation on the Vision for Space Exploration included representatives of China, the first time that nation's...

China launches experimental satellite
Posted: Fri, Nov 19 8:32 AM ET (1332 GMT)
China launched a small experimental satellite late Thursday, according to Chinese media reports. A Long March 2C lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center at...

Lockheed ties Druyun to EELV investigation
Posted: Fri, Nov 19 8:24 AM ET (1324 GMT)
Former Air Force contracting official Darleen Druyun shared proprietary information about Lockheed Martin's EELV bid with top-ranking Boeing officials in the 1990s, Lockheed...

Swift launch reset for Saturday
Posted: Thu, Nov 18 7:36 PM ET (0036 GMT)
NASA has rescheduled the launch of the Swift astronomy satellite to Saturday to give crews enough time to repair the spacecraft's launch vehicle. NASA...

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...