ISS crew moves Soyuz
Posted: Tue, Jul 19 9:24 PM ET (0124 GMT)
The crew of the International Space Station took a brief flight in their Soyuz spacecraft Tuesday, moving the vehicle from one docking port to another...

Next Tuesday earliest launch date for shuttle
Posted: Tue, Jul 19 8:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
Shuttle managers said late Monday that the next launch attempt for the shuttle Discovery will take place no earlier than Tuesday, July 26, with no...

Shuttle launch pushed back to late next week
Posted: Fri, Jul 15 8:08 PM ET (0008 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers said Friday that it will be late next week at the earliest — and quite possibly much later — before they will...

Fire threatens Arizona observatory
Posted: Fri, Jul 15 8:37 AM ET (1237 GMT)
A wildfire in the Arizona mountains south of Tucson is threatening a major observatory. The "Florida" fire, named after the mountain peak where the fire...

Shuttle launch pushed back to at least Sunday
Posted: Thu, Jul 14 11:25 PM ET (0325 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers said Thursday afternoon that the earliest possible launch date for Discovery is Sunday, and could be much later. Wednesday's scheduled launch...

Exoplanet discovered in triple star system
Posted: Thu, Jul 14 8:18 AM ET (1218 GMT)
Astronomers announced Thursday that they have discovered an extrasolar planet orbiting a star that is a part of a triple-star system. In a paper...

Fuel sensor glitch scrubs shuttle launch
Posted: Wed, Jul 13 6:20 PM ET (2220 GMT)
A problem with a fuel sensor on the shuttle's external tank, similar to one NASA encountered earlier this year, forced shuttle managers to delay...

Shuttle launch remains on schedule
Posted: Wed, Jul 13 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
The launch of the space shuttle Discovery remains on track for Wednesday afternoon despite an incident late Tuesday that caused minor damage to the orbiter....

NASA awards CEV study contracts
Posted: Wed, Jul 13 8:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday that it has issued study contracts to the two teams who submitted proposals for the development of the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV),...

NASA tying up loose ends for shuttle launch
Posted: Tue, Jul 12 8:23 AM ET (1223 GMT)
Shuttle managers said late Monday they were handing only a few "loose ends" in the final days before Wednesday afternoon's launch of the shuttle...