MetOp launch postponed indefinitely
Posted: Thu, Jul 20 10:26 AM ET (1426 GMT)
After three consecutive scrubs, the launch of Europe's first polar-orbiting weather satellite has been delayed until further notice, possibly as long as two...

Globalstar files for IPO
Posted: Thu, Jul 20 10:04 AM ET (1404 GMT)
Mobile satellite communications company Globalstar, which went through bankruptcy protection earlier this decade, has announced plans to perform an initial public offering of stock. Globalstar...

Falcon 1 loss blamed on fuel leak
Posted: Wed, Jul 19 7:13 AM ET (1113 GMT)
A review board has concluded that the failed inaugural launch of the Falcon 1 earlier this year was caused by a fuel leak. The Falcon...

European weather satellite launch delayed
Posted: Mon, Jul 17 8:59 PM ET (0059 GMT)
The launch of a European weather satellite on a Russian rocket was postponed Monday at least 24 hours because of a problem with the rocket....

Discovery lands at KSC
Posted: Mon, Jul 17 11:01 AM ET (1501 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Monday morning despite some weather that forced a last-minute change in...

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...