Evidence seen for present-day liquid water on Mars
Posted: Thu, Dec 7 7:47 AM ET (1247 GMT)
Planetary scientists have discovered evidence that liquid water may have flowed on the surface of Mars, albeit briefly, within the last several years. Scientists said...

Weather now only obstacle to shuttle launch
Posted: Thu, Dec 7 7:28 AM ET (1228 GMT)
Shuttle officials said Wednesday that they had resolved two technical problems that threatened to postpone the launch of Discovery, but a degrading weather forecast could...

Glitches, weather could delay shuttle launch
Posted: Wed, Dec 6 8:34 AM ET (1334 GMT)
Two technical issues and a worsening weather forecast could spell trouble for NASA's plans to launch the space shuttle Discovery on Thursday night. Shuttle...

Alcatel wins Globalstar contract, sells satellite unit
Posted: Wed, Dec 6 8:27 AM ET (1327 GMT)
Alcatel-Lucent announced Monday that it had signed a contract to build the next generation satellite system, then announced hours later it was completing the...

NASA unveils lunar base plans
Posted: Tue, Dec 5 8:24 AM ET (1324 GMT)
NASA plans to develop a base near one of the poles of the Moon that will be permanently inhabited by 2024. The lunar exploration architecture,...

Countdown begins for STS-116 launch
Posted: Tue, Dec 5 8:03 AM ET (1303 GMT)
NASA started the countdown Monday night for the launch of the space shuttle Discovery on a mission to the International Space Station. Countdown clocks started...

ISS orbit boosted
Posted: Tue, Dec 5 7:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
Several days after a previous reboost effort was aborted, a Russian spacecraft raised the orbit of the ISS late Monday in preparation for the arrival...

ULA deal finally closes
Posted: Fri, Dec 1 6:11 PM ET (2311 GMT)
The merger of the government operations of the nation's two largest launch vehicle companies finally closed on Friday, over a year and a half...

Vega rocket motor passes test
Posted: Fri, Dec 1 8:29 AM ET (1329 GMT)
The solid rocket motor that will power the first stage of a new European launch vehicle successfully completed a static firing Thursday. The P80 motor...

NASA sets Dec. 7 launch date for STS-116
Posted: Thu, Nov 30 8:17 AM ET (1317 GMT)
Shuttle managers confirmed late Wednesday the December 7th launch date for the next shuttle mission, pending resolution of two problems on the station. The shuttle...