NASA plans to "reboot" Hubble with backup computer
Posted: Wed, Oct 15 9:30 AM ET (1330 GMT)
NASA engineers plan to switch the Hubble Space Telescope to a backup science computer this week after the primary computer failed in late September. Controllers...

Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Tue, Oct 14 7:22 AM ET (1122 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Tuesday, bringing one Russian and two Americans, including a space tourist, to the orbiting outpost....

Soyuz launches to ISS
Posted: Sun, Oct 12 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two professional astronauts and one commercial passenger lifted off early Sunday on a flight to the International Space Station. The Soyuz...

NASA keeps 2009 launch date for MSL
Posted: Sat, Oct 11 11:20 AM ET (1520 GMT)
NASA officials said Friday they're still planning to launch the most complex Mars rover ever a year from now despite problems with the spacecraft'...

SpaceDev founder Benson dies
Posted: Sat, Oct 11 10:52 AM ET (1452 GMT)
Jim Benson, the entrepreneur who founded the commercial space company SpaceDev over a decade ago, died Friday of a brain tumor at the age of...

Loral wins contract for new SES satellite
Posted: Fri, Oct 10 7:30 AM ET (1130 GMT)
Commercial satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral will build a new large communications satellite for a division of satellite operator SES, the companies announced Thursday. SS/...

GeoEye releases image from new satellite
Posted: Fri, Oct 10 7:22 AM ET (1122 GMT)
Commercial remote sensing company GeoEye has released the first high-resolution image from its newest satellite, GeoEye-1. The image, released this week, was taken...

Observations confirm asteroid entry
Posted: Thu, Oct 9 7:28 AM ET (1128 GMT)
A small asteroid discovered Sunday burned up in the Earth's atmosphere early Tuesday as expected, astronomers announced this week. The asteroid, 2008 TC3, entered...

MESSENGER captures new views of Mercury
Posted: Thu, Oct 9 7:15 AM ET (1115 GMT)
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has returned images of portions of the planet Mercury never seen before, taken during a flyby of the innermost planet earlier...

Dyson to be backup on Simonyi flight
Posted: Thu, Oct 9 7:03 AM ET (1103 GMT)
Technology expert and investor Esther Dyson will train as the backup to space tourist Charles Simonyi for his repeat flight to the ISS, Space Adventures...