New federal policy to promote commercial remote sensing
Posted: Thu, May 15 10:12 AM ET (1412 GMT)
The US government issued a new policy statement this week that requires government agencies to use commercial satellite imagery wherever possible. The US Commercial Remote...

Atlas 5 launches Hellas-Sat
Posted: Wed, May 14 8:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
An Atlas 5 booster successfully launched a Greek communications satellite Tuesday evening. The Atlas 5 401 lifted off from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral, Florida...

Shuttle foam impacts create only minor damage
Posted: Tue, May 13 8:53 AM ET (1253 GMT)
A series of tests where foam like that used on the shuttle's external tank is fired at shuttle tiles shows that the impacts cause...

Technical glitch scrubs Atlas 5 launch
Updated: Tue, May 13 8:43 AM ET (1243 GMT)
Originally Posted: Mon, May 12 6:30 PM ET (2230 GMT)
A technical problem has postponed Monday's launch of an Atlas 5 rocket carrying a Greek communications satellite for 24 hours. The Atlas 5 401...

Congress skeptical about OSP, shuttle plans
Posted: Mon, May 12 8:44 AM ET (1244 GMT)
Members of a House subcommittee questioned NASA last week on the agency's plans for the shuttle and the Orbital Space Plane, with one member...

Report: NASA put investigators on payroll to invoke secrecy laws
Posted: Sun, May 11 2:18 PM ET (1818 GMT)
NASA has put several civilian members of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) on its payroll to allow the board to take advantage of laws...

Stennis director named shuttle manager
Posted: Fri, May 9 8:09 PM ET (0009 GMT)
NASA announced Friday that it has selected Bill Parsons, director of NASA's Stennis Space Center, to succeed Ron Dittemore as space shuttle program manager....

XM increases revenue, losses
Posted: Fri, May 9 2:11 PM ET (1811 GMT)
XM Satellite Radio recorded a strong increase in revenue and subscribers, but also an increased loss, in its fiscal first quarter, the company announced this...

Japan launches MUSES-C asteroid mission
Posted: Fri, May 9 9:04 AM ET (1304 GMT)
A M-5 rocket successfully launched the first asteroid sample return mission early Friday. The M-5 rocket lifted off from the Kagoshima Space Center...

SPACEHAB records loss due to Columbia
Posted: Fri, May 9 8:51 AM ET (1251 GMT)
SPACEHAB recorded a loss in its fiscal third quarter primarily because of the loss of a research module on the shuttle Columbia. SPACEHAB reported a...