Task force delay could affect shuttle launch
Posted: Mon, Apr 4 8:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
A delay in the final report by a task force studying NASA's implementation of post-Columbia recommendations could force the agency to delay next...

DART launch scheduled for April 15
Posted: Mon, Apr 4 8:13 AM ET (1213 GMT)
NASA has rescheduled the launch of the long-delayed DART spacecraft for April 15, the space agency announced Friday. The Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology...

Dolan pledges to keep Voom operating
Posted: Thu, Mar 31 1:46 PM ET (1846 GMT)
Cablevision chairman Charles Dolan is planning to invest up to $400 million of his own money to keep the satellite TV venture Voom operating, while...

Russia launches communications satellite
Posted: Wed, Mar 30 8:13 AM ET (1313 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a domestic Russian communications satellite early Wednesday. The Proton K lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 5:31 pm EST...

ISS crew completes spacewalk
Posted: Mon, Mar 28 1:49 PM ET (1849 GMT)
The two-man crew of the International Space Station performed a spacewalk Monday morning, successfully wrapping up their work well ahead of schedule. Leroy Chiao...

Boeing alters commercial satellite line
Posted: Mon, Mar 28 8:40 AM ET (1340 GMT)
The Boeing Company announced plans last week to modify its lineup of commercial communications satellite, introducing a modified version of its largest satellite while retiring...

Report criticizes shuttle workforce planning
Posted: Sun, Mar 27 9:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
A report released Thursday concludes that NASA has not done nearly enough to maintain its shuttle workforce as the program winds down this decade. The...

Deep Impact camera blurry
Posted: Fri, Mar 25 8:27 PM ET (0127 GMT)
Images taken by the camera on NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft are slightly out of focus, NASA announced Friday, although the space agency downplayed the...

Boeing to reintroduce Delta 4 on commercial market
Posted: Thu, Mar 24 1:40 PM ET (1840 GMT)
In an unexpected move, a Boeing executive said Wednesday that company plans to reintroduce its Delta 4 vehicle on the commercial market later this year,...

NASA announces first Centennial Challenges prizes
Posted: Thu, Mar 24 7:35 AM ET (1235 GMT)
NASA will fund prize competitions in 2005 and 2006 to develop new tether and power transmission technologies in conjunction with a private foundation, the space...