Shuttle launch postponed to Wednesday
Posted: Fri, Aug 3 6:27 PM ET (2227 GMT)
Work required to fix an air leak in the shuttle Endeavour has pushed its launch back 24 hours, NASA announced Friday afternoon. The shuttle, which...

Cassini data points to origin of Saturn ring
Posted: Fri, Aug 3 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
Scientists studying data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have discovered what they believe is the origin for one of the more unusual rings surrounding the...

Phoenix ready for launch
Posted: Fri, Aug 3 8:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
NASA's Phoenix Mars mission is on track to launch on Saturday morning, project officials said Thursday. A Delta 2 rocket is scheduled to launch...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Thu, Aug 2 9:04 PM ET (0104 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft was launched late Thursday on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. A Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress M-61...

Shuttle cabin leak under investigation
Posted: Wed, Aug 1 8:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
Technicians are investigating an air leak in the cabin of the space shuttle Endeavour that could delay next week's launch. The air leak had...

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,...