NASA considering gap filler repair
Posted: Mon, Aug 1 5:38 AM ET (0938 GMT)
NASA shuttle engineers and managers are considering having the STS-114 crew perform an additional spacewalk to repair two gap fillers that appear to be...

STS-114 mission extended a day
Posted: Sun, Jul 31 10:33 AM ET (1433 GMT)
NASA announced late Saturday that would extend the STS-114 shuttle mission by one day to allow the crew to perform additional work at the...

Cassini sees signs of volcanism on Enceladus
Posted: Sun, Jul 31 10:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
Enceladus, a small, icy moon of Saturn, may surprisingly be volcanically active, scientists analyzing data from the Cassini mission announced Friday. Cassini detected a large...

STS-114 astronauts complete first EVA
Posted: Sat, Jul 30 3:45 PM ET (1945 GMT)
Two members of the STS-114 crew conducted a spacewalk outside the space shuttle Discovery Saturday, testing shuttle tile repair techniques and performing work on...

Astronomers claim discovery of tenth planet
Posted: Fri, Jul 29 9:45 PM ET (0145 GMT)
Planetary astronomers announced late Friday that they have discovered a distant object that, based on its size, would qualify as the solar system's tenth...

NASA considers extending STS-114 mission
Posted: Fri, Jul 29 9:23 PM ET (0123 GMT)
Facing a potentially extended gap before the next shuttle flight, NASA is considering extending the current STS-114 mission by an extra day. Mission managers...

PanAmSat buys first Land Launch mission
Posted: Fri, Jul 29 9:04 AM ET (1304 GMT)
Communications satellite operator PanAmSat will be the first customer for Land Launch, the land-based variant of the Sea Launch system, Boeing announced Thursday. PanAmSat...

Weather satellite launch delayed
Posted: Fri, Jul 29 8:51 AM ET (1251 GMT)
The launch of a geostationary orbit weather satellite, scheduled for Friday night, has been delayed because of an unspecified problem with the satellite. A Delta...

Rutan, Branson announce joint venture
Posted: Thu, Jul 28 7:24 PM ET (2324 GMT)
Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson and Scaled Composites president Burt Rutan announced Wednesday that the two had formed a joint venture to manufacture commercial suborbital spacecraft....

Discovery docks with ISS
Posted: Thu, Jul 28 10:09 AM ET (1409 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station on Thursday morning, the first shuttle to visit the station since late 2002. Discovery docked...