NASA clears shuttle launch pending hose fix
Posted: Thu, Jan 31 7:16 AM ET (1216 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers gave the go-ahead to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on February 7 pending the resolution of a problem discovered this week...

Spacewalkers replace space station motor
Posted: Thu, Jan 31 7:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
Two astronauts replaced a key motor on the International Space Station's solar power system during a seven-hour spacewalk Wednesday. Expedition 16 Commander Peggy...

ULA restructures Delta 2 program
Posted: Wed, Jan 30 7:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)
Facing the loss of one of its biggest customers, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced Tuesday that it was restructuring its Delta 2 launch vehicle...

Asteroid passes near Earth
Posted: Tue, Jan 29 6:08 AM ET (1108 GMT)
A small asteroid flew relatively near the Earth early Tuesday, providing scientists with an opportunity to study the object in detail. The asteroid 2007 TU24...

Russia launches domestic comsat
Posted: Mon, Jan 28 2:02 PM ET (1902 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a Russian communications satellite early Monday. The Proton-M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 7:18...

US spysat fails, will deorbit
Posted: Sun, Jan 27 10:35 AM ET (1535 GMT)
A US reconnaissance satellite has failed in orbit and will reenter in about a month, government officials confirmed Saturday. The unidentified spacecraft has lost all...

Comet dust composition similar to asteroids
Posted: Fri, Jan 25 8:25 AM ET (1325 GMT)
Much to their surprise, planetary scientists have found that comet dust collected by a NASA spacecraft closely resembles materials found in asteroids. In a paper...

Lockheed Martin space systems profit grows
Posted: Fri, Jan 25 7:58 AM ET (1258 GMT)
Lockheed Martin reported improved sales and profits for its Space Systems operating in 2007 on Thursday. the company reported an operating profit of $236 million...

NASA survey refutes claims of intoxicated astronauts
Posted: Thu, Jan 24 8:06 AM ET (1306 GMT)
A survey of NASA's astronaut corps released on Wednesday found no evidence that astronauts were intoxicated immediately before any mission. The survey, which included...

Virgin, Scaled unveil new SpaceShipTwo design
Posted: Thu, Jan 24 7:56 AM ET (1256 GMT)
Space tourism operator Virgin Galactic and vehicle developer Scaled Composites unveiled a new design for the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) suborbital spacecraft and its carrier aircraft, White...