Shuttle attaches cargo module, transfers station crew
Posted: Sat, Dec 8 8:07 PM ET (0107 GMT)
The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour attached a cargo module to the International Space Station on Saturday as the old and new station crews...

O'Keefe promises fiscal reforms at NASA
Posted: Sat, Dec 8 5:41 PM ET (2241 GMT)
Sean O'Keefe, President Bush's nominee to become the next administrator of NASA, told Senators at a confirmation hearing Friday that he promises a...

News briefs: December 7
Posted: Sat, Dec 8 9:45 AM ET (1445 GMT)
Lockheed Martin announced Friday that it is closing its Global Telecommunications (LMGT) division and laying off up to 650 people. The company cited overcapacity in...

Mars may be undergoing climate change
Posted: Sat, Dec 8 9:30 AM ET (1430 GMT)
The planet Mars may warm significantly in the coming centuries, scientists studying data from the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft reported this week. Images of...

Endeavour docks with space station
Posted: Fri, Dec 7 6:21 PM ET (2321 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour successfully docked with the International Space Station Friday afternoon. Endeavour docked with the station at 3:03 pm EST (2003 GMT),...

Delta launches two spacecraft
Updated: Fri, Dec 7 1:33 PM ET (1833 GMT)
Originally Posted: Fri, Dec 7 1:32 PM ET (1832 GMT)
A Delta 2 booster successfully launched two science satellites Friday morning. The Delta 2 lifted off on schedule at 10:07 am EST (1507 GMT)...

News briefs: December 6
Posted: Fri, Dec 7 8:09 AM ET (1309 GMT)
XM Satellite Radio announced Thursday that it has secured $178 million in additional funding, enough to support the company through 2002. The funding came from...

UK to join ESO, upgrade Jodrell Bank
Posted: Thu, Dec 6 8:59 AM ET (1359 GMT)
Great Britain will become a member nation of the European Southern Observatory next year and also upgrade a leading radio observatory, British and ESO officials...

News briefs: December 5
Posted: Thu, Dec 6 8:12 AM ET (1312 GMT)
Long-duration spaceflight is "inherently hazardous" to human health, a new report concludes. According to SPACE.com, the report by the National Academy of Sciences...

Endeavour lifts off
Posted: Wed, Dec 5 6:29 PM ET (2329 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour launched Wednesday afternoon on a mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 5:...