Next ISS crew named
Posted: Sat, Jul 26 10:09 AM ET (1409 GMT)
NASA and Rosaviakosmos have selected a veteran astronaut and cosmonaut to serve as the next long-duration crew on the International Space Station. That crew,...

Air Force levies huge penalty against Boeing
Posted: Fri, Jul 25 10:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)
The US Air Force announced late Thursday that it was stripping Boeing of seven existing Delta 4 launch contracts and suspending the company's launch...

NASA picks Atlas 5 to launch New Horizons
Posted: Fri, Jul 25 8:52 AM ET (1252 GMT)
NASA announced this week that it has selected an Atlas 5 to launch the New Horizons mission to Pluto in 2006. An Atlas 5 551...

House committee approves NASA workforce bill
Posted: Thu, Jul 24 6:52 AM ET (1052 GMT)
The House Science Committee approved a bill this week that would give NASA new powers to attract and retain key employees. The NASA Flexibility Act...

Transcript shows shuttle managers unconcerned about foam strike
Posted: Thu, Jul 24 6:38 AM ET (1038 GMT)
Shuttle managers showed little concern in meetings held during the STS-107 mission about possible damage to the shuttle caused by a foam strike during...

Boeing reports loss, restructures space units
Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2:21 PM ET (1821 GMT)
The Boeing Company reported a loss in its fiscal second quarter on Wednesday because of charges to its launch vehicle and satellite manufacturing units, and...

Boeing, Air Force may reach settlement soon on EELV investigation
Posted: Wed, Jul 23 10:38 AM ET (1438 GMT)
Boeing and the US Air Force are expected to reach a settlement in the next several days that will end an investigation into improper EELV...

Orbital reports 2nd quarter loss
Posted: Wed, Jul 23 7:40 AM ET (1140 GMT)
As expected, Orbital Sciences Corporation recorded a small loss in its second quarter because of poor performance by an electronics unit as well as a...

Kistler Aerospace files for bankruptcy protection
Posted: Tue, Jul 22 6:46 PM ET (2246 GMT)
Kistler Aerospace Corporation, a startup company that tried to develop a reusable launch vehicle in the 1990s, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week,...

House committee approves NASA budget, investigation funds
Posted: Tue, Jul 22 6:27 PM ET (2227 GMT)
The appropriations committee of the US House of Representatives approved on Monday a $15.5 billion budget for NASA in fiscal year 2004 as well...