ORBIMAGE to buy Space Imaging
Posted: Fri, Sep 16 1:53 PM ET (1753 GMT)
ORBIMAGE, a commercial satellite remote sensing company, announced Friday that it planned to acquire one of its rivals, Space Imaging. ORBIMAGE announced that it would...

Senate passes NASA budget
Posted: Fri, Sep 16 7:51 AM ET (1151 GMT)
THe US Senate approved a budget that provides $16.4 billion for NASA in 2006, an amount very close to what the President originally requested....

SpaceX delays first launch
Posted: Thu, Sep 15 8:15 AM ET (1215 GMT)
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has pushed back the first launch of its Falcon 1 launch vehicle to late October after a rocket engine failed during...

NASA names new Stennis director
Posted: Thu, Sep 15 8:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
The manager of NASA's shuttle program has taken back his old job of running one of NASA's field centers, the agency announced this...

Japanese spacecraft approaches asteroid
Posted: Tue, Sep 13 7:47 AM ET (1147 GMT)
A Japanese spacecraft has now moved to within 20 kilometers of its target asteroid, the Japanese space agency JAXA said Monday. Hayabusa is now 20...

Spacecraft detects distant GRB
Posted: Tue, Sep 13 7:37 AM ET (1137 GMT)
A NASA spacecraft has observed what astronomers believe to be the most distant gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever, a blast that dates back to the...

Solar storms pummel Earth
Posted: Mon, Sep 12 7:26 AM ET (1126 GMT)
A series of powerful solar storms has affected radio communications on Earth, with the potential of more such activity. A class X17.1 solar flare...

SpaceX unveils large booster
Posted: Mon, Sep 12 7:15 AM ET (1115 GMT)
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announced last week that it has signed a contract for a new large rocket that will compete head-to-head with...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Sat, Sep 10 6:48 PM ET (2248 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station Saturday. Progress M-54 docked with the aft port of the Zvezda module of the...

Fred Gregory resigns from NASA
Posted: Sat, Sep 10 10:55 AM ET (1455 GMT)
NASA Deputy Administrator Fred Gregory, a former astronaut, announced Friday his intent to retire from the space agency, and the White House moved quickly to...