News briefs: July 13-14
Posted: Mon, Jul 15 10:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
XCOR Aerospace's EZ-Rocket rocket plane achieved another milestone late last week when it performed two flights in one day. The two flights took...

Shuttle launches delayed until September
Posted: Sat, Jul 13 12:35 PM ET (1635 GMT)
The next space shuttle launch will not take place until at least mid-September as engineers figure out the best way to deal with cracks...

News briefs: July 12
Posted: Sat, Jul 13 12:16 PM ET (1616 GMT)
A Russian rocket launched a spacecraft on a suborbital flight early Friday to test an inflatable reentry system. The Volna rocket launched from a Russian...

Business briefs: July 12
Posted: Sat, Jul 13 11:54 AM ET (1554 GMT)
Satellite operator PanAmSat reported higher-than-expected profits for its second quarter on Friday. The company reported earnings of $150.8 million (EBITDA) for the...

Board endorses Pluto, Europa missions
Posted: Fri, Jul 12 8:21 PM ET (0021 GMT)
A National Research Council review panel has concluded that spacecraft missions to Pluto and Europa are the highest priority scientific missions NASA can undertake in...

Panel recommends changes in space station science
Posted: Fri, Jul 12 10:26 AM ET (1426 GMT)
An independent panel of scientists released a report on science priorities for the International Space Station this week, but said that assembling the station beyond "...

News briefs: July 11
Posted: Fri, Jul 12 8:09 AM ET (1209 GMT)
The White House formally nominated Frederick Gregory to be the Deputy Administrator of NASA on Thursday. Gregory, currently associate administrator for space flight, was tapped...

Boeing to combine space, military units
Posted: Thu, Jul 11 9:07 AM ET (1307 GMT)
The Boeing Company announced plans Wednesday to merge its space and military business units into a single entity. The new Integrated Defense Systems unit will...

Crack found in Endeavour's engines
Posted: Thu, Jul 11 8:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
Technicians have discovered at least one crack in the engines of the space shuttle Endeavour, making it the fourth shuttle with such cracks. NASA officials...

News briefs: July 10
Posted: Thu, Jul 11 8:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
NASA selected two proposals for earth science missions this week. One, the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, will track the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere....