MRO returns first images
Posted: Sat, Mar 25 5:44 PM ET (2244 GMT)
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft transmitted its first images of the Martian surface on Friday, two weeks after entering orbit around the planet....

Falcon 1 launch fails
Updated: Fri, Mar 24 8:59 PM ET (0159 GMT)
Originally Posted: Fri, Mar 24 6:47 PM ET (2347 GMT)
The inaugural launch of SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket failed shortly after liftoff Friday afternoon. The rocket lifted off from Omelek Island, part of Kwajalein...

NASA reinstates ISS spacewalks
Posted: Fri, Mar 24 8:19 AM ET (1319 GMT)
Just one day after NASA banned spacewalks from the ISS, the space agency has lifted the ban after determining a workaround for a potential handhold...

New type of comets may be source of Earth's water
Posted: Fri, Mar 24 8:14 AM ET (1314 GMT)
A new class of comets discovered in the main asteroid belt could be the source of the Earth's water, astronomers said Thursday. In a...

ISS spacewalks put on hold
Posted: Thu, Mar 23 8:10 AM ET (1310 GMT)
Space station managers have put a hold on any future spacewalks at the International Space Station because of concerns about handrails on the orbiting outpost...

Pegasus launches ST5
Posted: Wed, Mar 22 1:58 PM ET (1858 GMT)
A Pegasus rocket successfully launched the three microsatellites that comprise NASA's Space Technology 5 (ST5) mission Wednesday morning. The Pegasus XL was dropped from...

Falcon 1 launch set for Thursday
Posted: Wed, Mar 22 6:59 AM ET (1159 GMT)
SpaceX has set the inaugural launch of its Falcon 1 rocket for Thursday after completing a static fire test earlier this week. In a brief...

Spirit loses use of one wheel
Posted: Tue, Mar 21 8:30 AM ET (1330 GMT)
One of the six wheels on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has stopped working entirely, forcing rover engineers to drag the wheel along as they...

ISS crew moves Soyuz
Posted: Mon, Mar 20 8:40 AM ET (1340 GMT)
The two-man crew of the International Space Station briefly left the orbiting outpost early Monday, flying their Soyuz spacecraft from one docking port on...

Report: Pentagon to recommend approval of ULA
Posted: Sat, Mar 18 10:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
Top Defense Department officials have reportedly recommended that the federal government approve the formation of the United Launch Alliance, a merger of Boeing and Lockheed...