Explosion disrupts solid rocket fuel production
Posted: Sun, Aug 10 4:06 AM ET (0806 GMT)
An explosion that leveled a building at a California plant has caused the company to suspend production of solid rocket propellant. The explosion late Thursday...

Shuttle return-to-flight panel meets
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 5:44 PM ET (2144 GMT)
A NASA-commissioned independent group met for the first time this week to review plans for returning the space shuttle to flight. The Stafford-Covey...

XM announces plans for new satellite, launch
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 11:13 AM ET (1513 GMT)
XM Satellite Radio announced Thursday that the company will launch a third satellite and begin construction of a fourth to deal with problems with its...

NASA Glenn gets new director
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 10:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)
NASA announced Friday that the long-time director of its Glenn Research Center in Cleveland was moving to a new post at NASA Headquarters. NASA...

Sea Launch places satellite in orbit
Posted: Fri, Aug 8 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
A Sea Launch booster successfully launched a dual-use communications satellite late Thursday. The Zenit 3SL lifted off from the Odyssey floating launch platform in...

Lockheed dumps stake in Loral
Posted: Fri, Aug 8 8:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)
Lockheed Martin has sold its 10-percent stake in satellite operator Loral Space and Communications, losing more than $300 million in the process, the Washington...

Instrument malfunctions on Spirit
Posted: Thu, Aug 7 10:44 AM ET (1444 GMT)
JPL announced late Wednesday that one of the instruments on the Spirit Mars rover is not operating properly and may not be able to return...

Court sets value of moon rocks
Posted: Thu, Aug 7 10:36 AM ET (1436 GMT)
A federal court decided Wednesday that a collection of lunar rocks stolen by four people last year is worth $5 million. The valuation, the first...

NASA agrees to accept CAIB recommendations
Posted: Wed, Aug 6 10:52 AM ET (1452 GMT)
Key NASA officials said Tuesday that the agency will accept the recommendations that the Columbia Accident Investigation Board will publish with its final report later...

ISS wedding is on
Posted: Tue, Aug 5 6:54 PM ET (2254 GMT)
Russian officials have given their approval for a Russian cosmonaut to participate in a wedding ceremony on the International Space Station this weekend. Last month...