Rutan unveils reusable suborbital spacecraft
Posted: Sat, Apr 19 10:05 PM ET (0205 GMT)
Noted aircraft designer Burt Rutan displayed publicly for the first time Friday a reusable suborbital manned spacecraft billed as the "first private manned space program."...

NASA delays SIRTF launch until August
Posted: Sat, Apr 19 9:54 PM ET (0154 GMT)
NASA announced late Friday that it has delayed the launch of the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) spacecraft until mid-August because of continuing issues...

Astronomers successfully predict supernova
Posted: Fri, Apr 18 12:39 PM ET (1639 GMT)
Astronomers announced this week that they have for the first time successfully predicted when a star would undergo a supernova explosion. Supernova 2003dh was observed...

CAIB issues preliminary recommendations for shuttle
Posted: Thu, Apr 17 1:43 PM ET (1743 GMT)
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) issued a pair of preliminary recommendations Thursday regarding the inspection of portions of shuttle thermal protection system as well...

Investigators relocate Columbia wing breach
Posted: Tue, Apr 15 9:36 PM ET (0136 GMT)
Columbia accident investigators said Tuesday that they now believe that the site of the breach in the leading edge of the shuttle's left wing...

Hughes reports smaller loss
Posted: Tue, Apr 15 9:18 PM ET (0118 GMT)
Hughes Electronics, the parent company of satellite television provider DirecTV, reported a loss of $50 million in its fiscal first quarter, far smaller than its...

SIRTF, GALEX, Mars rover launches delayed
Posted: Mon, Apr 14 9:10 PM ET (0110 GMT)
NASA confirmed late Monday that the launch of its SIRTF space telescope would be delayed over a week, and added that a spacecraft problem will...

Leading edge panel damaged during earlier shuttle mission
Posted: Mon, Apr 14 8:55 PM ET (0055 GMT)
The Associated Press reported Monday that internal NASA documents revealed that another shuttle orbiter suffered a serious crack in a critical panel on the leading...

Russia considering additional funding for ISS
Posted: Sun, Apr 13 10:24 PM ET (0224 GMT)
Russian president Vladimir Putin said Saturday that Russia will consider providing additional support for the International Space Station beyond building additional spacecraft. Putin, speaking on...

Atlas launches communications satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 12 12:42 AM ET (0442 GMT)
An Atlas 3B booster successfully launched an Asian communications satellite Friday night. The Atlas 3B lifted off from pad 36B at Cape Canaveral, Florida, at...