Shuttle undocks from ISS
Posted: Sat, Jul 15 10:39 AM ET (1439 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station Saturday morning as the STS-121 crew prepares for their return to Earth. Discovery undocked...

Senate committee adds $1 billion to NASA budget
Posted: Fri, Jul 14 7:59 AM ET (1159 GMT)
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to a NASA budget bill Thursday that will add one billion dollars to the space agency's 2007...

EVA tests shuttle repair techniques
Posted: Thu, Jul 13 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
Two astronauts spent seven hours outside the space shuttle and International Space Station Wednesday, testing techniques to repair damage to a shuttle's thermal protection...

Russia launches inflatable module demonstrator
Posted: Wed, Jul 12 1:56 PM ET (1756 GMT)
A converted Russian ICBM launched late Wednesday a spacecraft developed by a US company to test technologies needed for orbital habitats. The Dnepr rocket, a...

Spacewalkers complete ISS repairs
Posted: Tue, Jul 11 7:58 AM ET (1158 GMT)
Two astronauts overcame some minor problems to complete critical repairs to a "railcar" on the International Space Station on Monday. STS-121 astronauts Piers Sellers...

GSLV launch fails
Posted: Mon, Jul 10 2:19 PM ET (1819 GMT)
An Indian rocket carrying a domestic communications satellite flew off course and was destroyed shortly after liftoff Monday. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket...

Shuttle cleared for reentry
Posted: Mon, Jul 10 8:02 AM ET (1202 GMT)
Shuttle managers have concluded that the shuttle Discovery doesn't require any repairs to its thermal protection system before returning to Earth at the end...

NASA to proceed with SOFIA mission
Posted: Mon, Jul 10 7:48 AM ET (1148 GMT)
NASA officials have decided to continue with the development of an airborne astronomy observatory, but may have to sacrifice a planned space-based telescope in...

First STS-121 spacewalk a success
Posted: Sun, Jul 9 11:51 AM ET (1551 GMT)
Two shuttle astronauts successfully performed a spacewalk Saturday, testing a boom that can be used to inspect and repair the shuttle. Astronauts Mike Fossum and...

Shuttle attaches cargo module to station
Posted: Fri, Jul 7 6:01 PM ET (2201 GMT)
The crew of the space shuttle Discovery attached a cargo module to the International Space Station on Friday while ground controllers gave to go-ahead...