Phoenix launch delayed a day
Posted: Tue, Jul 31 9:13 PM ET (0113 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday that the launch of the Phoenix mission to Mars would be delayed a day because of poor weather. Phoenix was scheduled to...

Northrop, Air Force restructure NPOESS contract
Posted: Tue, Jul 31 7:10 AM ET (1110 GMT)
The Air Force and Northrop Grumman announced Monday that they have completed the restructuring of a contract for a new generation of weather satellites. As...

NASA acknowledges reports of intoxicated astronauts
Posted: Sat, Jul 28 10:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)
NASA officials on Friday released a report that claimed that on at least two occasions astronauts were intoxicated immediately prior to missions, as the agency...

House approves NASA budget
Posted: Fri, Jul 27 8:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
The House of Representatives passed an appropriations bill Thursday that includes $17.6 billion for NASA in fiscal year 2008. The full House passed the...

Fatal explosion at Mojave Airport
Updated: Fri, Jul 27 7:54 AM ET (1154 GMT)
Originally Posted: Thu, Jul 26 9:18 PM ET (0118 GMT)
An explosion at a Scaled Composites rocket test stand at Mojave Airport in California Thursday afternoon killed three people and injured three others. The explosion,...

Endeavour cleared for launch despite computer sabotage
Posted: Thu, Jul 26 8:11 PM ET (0011 GMT)
NASA cleared the space shuttle Endeavour for launch early next month while revealing that a computer the shuttle will carry to the station was apparently...

Report: drunken astronauts flew on shuttle
Posted: Thu, Jul 26 8:03 PM ET (0003 GMT)
Astronauts so intoxicated that they were considered a flight safety risk flew on at least two shuttle missions, according to an independent report to be...

Boeing profits rise
Posted: Thu, Jul 26 8:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
The division of The Boeing Company that incorporates its space ventures reported increased profits despite flat revenues, the company reported Wednesday. The Network and Space...

Lockheed reports higher space profits
Posted: Wed, Jul 25 8:01 AM ET (1201 GMT)
Lockheed Martin's space division reported a higher profit Tuesday in its fiscal second quarter even though sales fell as a result of the formation...

ISS crew disposes of equipment during EVA
Posted: Tue, Jul 24 6:07 AM ET (1007 GMT)
Two members of the International Space Station crew performed an EVA on Monday highlighted by the jettison of two large pieces of equipment from the...