State Department defends national space policy
Posted: Thu, Dec 14 7:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
In the first public comments by a Bush Administration official since the release of the new national space policy two months ago, a State Department...

ISS solar panel only partially retracts
Posted: Thu, Dec 14 7:46 AM ET (1246 GMT)
Efforts to retract a solar panel on the ISS were only partially successful yesterday, and NASA was considering a plan to mount an additional spacewalk...

Budget deal to keep NASA funded at 2006 levels
Posted: Wed, Dec 13 7:52 AM ET (1252 GMT)
A plan by the incoming Democratic leadership of Congress to resolve a number of outstanding appropriations bills for 2007, including one that funds NASA, would...

Spacewalkers add truss segment to ISS
Posted: Wed, Dec 13 7:39 AM ET (1239 GMT)
Spacewalkers add truss segment to ISSSpacewalkers installed a new segment to the truss of the International Space Station during a spacewalk Tuesday. STS-116 astronauts...

Proton launches Malaysian satellite
Posted: Tue, Dec 12 8:44 AM ET (1344 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a US-built communications satellite for Malaysia early Tuesday. The Proton M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...

Discovery docks with ISS
Posted: Tue, Dec 12 8:30 AM ET (1330 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station on Monday afternoon, and shortly afterwards shuttle crewmembers performed an additional inspection after detecting a...

Inspection finds no shuttle damage
Posted: Mon, Dec 11 8:13 AM ET (1313 GMT)
An inspection of the exterior of the shuttle Discovery on Sunday turned up no evidence of damage to its tiles and panels sustained during its...

Minotaur launch delayed
Posted: Mon, Dec 11 8:04 AM ET (1304 GMT)
The launch of military and NASA satellites on a Minotaur rocket from a Virginia spaceport has been postponed, spaceport officials said early Monday. The Minotaur...

Discovery lifts off
Posted: Sat, Dec 9 11:25 PM ET (0425 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery launched Saturday night on a mission to the International Space Station. Discovery lifted off from Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy...

Ariane launches two communications satellites
Posted: Sat, Dec 9 9:42 AM ET (1442 GMT)
An Ariane 5 successfully launched a pair of American communications satellites Friday evening. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana at 5:...