NASA still planning September launch of Atlantis
Posted: Sun, Aug 7 1:55 PM ET (1755 GMT)
Top NASA officials said Friday that they were still planning to launch the shuttle Atlantis in September, albeit later than previously planned, despite an ongoing...

Shuttle undocks from ISS
Posted: Sat, Aug 6 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station early Saturday in preparation for its return to Earth Monday. Discovery undocked from the station'...

NASA nixes fourth spacewalk
Posted: Fri, Aug 5 7:32 AM ET (1132 GMT)
Shuttle officials decided Thursday that the crew of the space shuttle Discovery did not need to conduct an additional EVA to repair a damaged thermal...

Satellite radio firm has IPO
Posted: Fri, Aug 5 7:26 AM ET (1126 GMT)
WorldSpace, the first commercial satellite radio company, completed an initial public offering (IPO) of its stock on Thursday, with shares rising during the first day...

Study: Titan's surface may be dry
Posted: Thu, Aug 4 7:41 AM ET (1141 GMT)
The surface of Saturn's moon Titan, once thought to harbor large lakes or seas of liquid hydrocarbons, may in fact be dry, according to...

China launches recoverable satellite
Posted: Thu, Aug 4 7:30 AM ET (1130 GMT)
A Long March rocket successfully launched this week a recoverable satellite said to contain a scientific payload. The Long March 2C booster lifted off from...

Gap fillers removed during spacewalk
Posted: Wed, Aug 3 11:28 PM ET (0328 GMT)
Astronaut Steve Robinson easily removed two protruding gap fillers from the underside of the space shuttle Discovery during a spacewalk Wednesday morning. Attached to the...

Engineers investigating damaged shuttle thermal blanket
Posted: Wed, Aug 3 8:43 AM ET (1243 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers said late Tuesday they are studying what appears to be a debris hit on a thermal blanket near the front windows of...

MESSENGER flies past Earth
Posted: Wed, Aug 3 8:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)
One year after launch, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft flew past the Earth Tuesday en route to its final destination, Mercury. MESSENGER passed 2,347 km...

NASA plans gap filler repair after successful gyro work
Posted: Tue, Aug 2 5:32 AM ET (0932 GMT)
Hours after astronauts successfully replaced a gyroscope on the International Space Station, NASA officials said late Monday that spacewalkers would attempt repairs to "gap fillers"...