NASA handing over Columbia investigation to independent panel
Posted: Fri, Feb 7 2:39 PM ET (1939 GMT)
NASA is in the process of transferring control of the investigation of the loss of space shuttle Columbia to an independent review board, but has...

Report: Air Force camera saw shuttle damage during reentry
Posted: Fri, Feb 7 10:46 AM ET (1546 GMT)
Images from a powerful Air Force tracking camera show damage to the leading edge of the shuttle Columbia's left wing one minute before the...

Rohrabacher, Feeney named to House space subcommittee
Posted: Fri, Feb 7 8:47 AM ET (1347 GMT)
The Republican leadership of the US House of Representatives granted waivers Thursday that will allow one Congressman to keep his chairmanship of the space subcommittee...

India renames satellite after Columbia astronaut
Posted: Fri, Feb 7 8:37 AM ET (1337 GMT)
The Indian Space Research Organization announced Thursday that it has renamed a spacecraft launched last year after the Indian-born member of the Columbia crew....

NASA now discounts foam as cause of accident
Posted: Thu, Feb 6 8:41 AM ET (1341 GMT)
NASA investigators said Wednesday they now no longer believe that a chunk of foam insulation could have damaged tiles on the shuttle Columbia to the...

Delta 4 launch delayed
Posted: Thu, Feb 6 6:11 AM ET (1111 GMT)
The launch of a Delta 4 carrying a military payload has been delayed to accommodate delays related to the shuttle Columbia tragedy. The Delta 4,...

Russia suspends space tourism plans
Posted: Thu, Feb 6 6:01 AM ET (1101 GMT)
Rosaviakosmos officials said this week that they have suspended plans to allow space tourists to fly on Soyuz spacecraft in the wake of the Columbia...

Hunt for debris shifts west
Posted: Wed, Feb 5 8:23 AM ET (1323 GMT)
NASA said late Tuesday that is checking out reports of possible shuttle debris as far west as California and Arizona in the hopes of determining...

Astrium wins satellite order
Posted: Wed, Feb 5 6:04 AM ET (1104 GMT)
European satellite manufacturer Astrium has won a contract to build a replacement communications satellite for Telesat Canada. Astrium won the contract to build Anik F1R...

Bush, O'Keefe remember crew at memorial
Posted: Wed, Feb 5 5:52 AM ET (1052 GMT)
President George Bush and NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe honored the crew of the space shuttle Columbia at a memorial service in Houston Tuesday. Bush,...