Soyuz, Shuttleworth return to Earth
Posted: Sun, May 5 9:08 AM ET (1308 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three people, including space tourist Mark Shuttleworth, landed safely in Kazakhstan late Saturday night, ending their 10-day trip in space....

Delta 2 launches NASA Aqua satellite
Posted: Sat, May 4 10:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
A Delta 2 rocket successfully launched NASA's Aqua Earth-observing satellite early Saturday morning. The Delta 2 lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base,...

News briefs: May 3
Posted: Sat, May 4 10:07 AM ET (1407 GMT)
NASA awarded Boeing's Rocketdyne division a five-year, $1.14 billion contract on Friday to continue maintenance of the space shuttle main engines. The...

Ariane launches SPOT 5 satellite
Posted: Sat, May 4 1:41 AM ET (0541 GMT)
An Ariane 4 booster successfully launched the French SPOT 5 remote sensing satellite Friday night. The Ariane 42P, the version of the Ariane 4 that...

TRW shareholders reject Northrop offer
Posted: Sat, May 4 1:10 AM ET (0510 GMT)
TRW announced Friday that its shareholders have rejected a hostile offer from rival Northrop Grumman. TRW said that shareholders, voting in a special meeting, turned...

News briefs: May 1
Posted: Fri, May 3 10:42 AM ET (1442 GMT)
The Defense Department on Thursday cleared the way to continue work on a space-based missile warning system despite the program's cost overruns. Pete...

NASA preparing to end X-38 program
Posted: Thu, May 2 2:50 PM ET (1850 GMT)
NASA Headquarters has instructed the Johnson Space Center to stop work on the X-38, a prototype of a proposed International Space Station crew return...

Report: more studies of Martian hazards necessary
Posted: Thu, May 2 1:53 PM ET (1753 GMT)
NASA should conduct more research into potential environmental, chemical, and biological hazards before sending any humans to Mars, a report issued Wednesday concluded. The report,...

News briefs: May 1
Posted: Thu, May 2 7:56 AM ET (1156 GMT)
US Senator Barbara Mikulski said at a hearing Wednesday that she plans to work to restore funding for a Pluto mission into NASA's 2003...

SLI reaches first milestone review
Posted: Wed, May 1 7:28 PM ET (2328 GMT)
NASA officials reported Tuesday on the results of the first milestone review of the agency's Space Launch Initiative (SLI) program, an effort to develop...