Shuttle rolled back to launch pad
Posted: Thu, Jun 16 8:14 AM ET (1214 GMT)
NASA returned the space shuttle Discovery to its launch pad on Wednesday, the latest milestone towards the shuttle's return to flight next month. Discovery,...

t/Space drop tests booster models
Posted: Wed, Jun 15 8:22 AM ET (1222 GMT)
Transformational Space Corp. (t/Space) announced Tuesday that it has successfully completed a series of drop tests of a scale model of a booster that...

Blue Origin reveals spacecraft details
Posted: Wed, Jun 15 8:01 AM ET (1201 GMT)
Blue Origin, the secretive commercial spaceflight startup funded by Amazon.com billionaire Jeff Bezos, has released new details about their plans to offer suborbital passenger...

NASA accelerates CEV procurement
Posted: Tue, Jun 14 8:37 AM ET (1237 GMT)
NASA made its strongest statement to date that it plans to accelerate the development of the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) when it awarded study contracts...

Rocky exoplanet discovered
Posted: Tue, Jun 14 8:27 AM ET (1227 GMT)
Astronomers announced Monday that they have found the smallest extrasolar planet yet orbiting a Sun-like star, a planet small enough it is most likely...

Florida panel to study state's space future
Posted: Mon, Jun 13 8:28 AM ET (1228 GMT)
The governor of Florida created a panel Friday that will study how that state can maintain a leadership role in space exploration and business. Gov....

Workaround found for Deep Impact camera problem
Posted: Fri, Jun 10 8:16 AM ET (1216 GMT)
Engineers will use software tools to compensate for a focus problem with the main camera on NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft, project officials said Thursday....

Possible volcano spotted on Titan
Posted: Fri, Jun 10 8:08 AM ET (1208 GMT)
Scientists reported this week that they have identified what may be an "ice volcano" on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan. In a paper...

Panel closes more CAIB recommendations
Posted: Thu, Jun 9 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
An independent panel said Wednesday that NASA has now met 12 of the 15 recommendations in the final report of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (...

NASA exploration chief to resign
Posted: Thu, Jun 9 8:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
Craig Steidle, NASA's associate administrator for exploration, will resign from the space agency later this month after turning down a reassignment. Steidle told employees...