Observatories survive Chilean earthquake unscathed
Posted: Tue, Mar 2 7:23 AM ET (1223 GMT)
Several major observatories in Chile made it through Saturday's massive earthquake without significant damage. The magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile in the early...

NASA and ATK perform final test of shuttle SRBs
Posted: Fri, Feb 26 7:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
NASA and ATK, the company that builds the solid rocket boosters used to launch the space shuttle, carried out the final ground test of those...

Congress criticizes NASA human spaceflight plans
Posted: Fri, Feb 26 7:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
In a series of hearings this week members of Congress criticized NASA and the White House for its new human spaceflight policy the scraps the...

Endeavour lands at KSC
Posted: Mon, Feb 22 5:59 AM ET (1059 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour landed in Florida Sunday night, completing a mission to install the last major US element of the International Space Station. Endeavour...

Shuttle undocks from ISS
Posted: Sat, Feb 20 10:01 AM ET (1501 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station Friday night as it prepares to return to Earth late Sunday, weather permitting. Endeavour undocked...

Orbital reports profitable 2009
Posted: Sat, Feb 20 9:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation reported a profit in the fourth quarter of 2009 and for the full year, although overall profits and revenues were below 2008...

CryoSat launch delayed
Posted: Fri, Feb 19 8:06 AM ET (1306 GMT)
A technical problem with its Dnepr rocket has delayed the launch of ESA's CryoSat-2 spacecraft, the agency announced Friday. The Dnepr rocket was...

Station's cupola opened
Posted: Wed, Feb 17 8:20 AM ET (1320 GMT)
Spacewalkers removed covers and unlocked shutters that allowed astronauts on the International Space Station to open its new cupola for the first time early Wednesday....

Next shuttle mission postponed
Posted: Wed, Feb 17 8:02 AM ET (1302 GMT)
Processing delays caused by cold weather in Florida have forced NASA to postpone the next shuttle mission to early April, the agency announced Tuesday. NASA...

Astronauts move cupola, docking port
Posted: Tue, Feb 16 7:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
Astronauts on the International Space Station moved a docking port to the new Tranquility module, a day after repositioning a cupola to its final location...