Brazil promises to continue launch vehicle program
Posted: Tue, Sep 2 2:04 PM ET (1804 GMT)
Brazilian government officials vowed last week to continue development of a small launch vehicle even after an accident last month claimed the lives of 21...

Asteroid poses little impact risk to Earth
Posted: Tue, Sep 2 10:14 AM ET (1414 GMT)
A newly-discovered asteroid has a small but non-zero chance of colliding with the Earth in 2014, although astronomers believe that the risk will...

Poll shows public willingness to fund shuttle successor
Posted: Sun, Aug 31 9:09 AM ET (1309 GMT)
A majority of the American public is willing to spend money to build a successor to the space shuttle even as they express concern about...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Sun, Aug 31 8:47 AM ET (1247 GMT)
A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station late Saturday. The Progress M-48 spacecraft, called Progress 12 by NASA, docked...

Pentagon grants Boeing waiver for Delta 2 launch
Posted: Sat, Aug 30 10:24 AM ET (1424 GMT)
The Defense Department announced Friday that it was extending its contract with Boeing for Delta 2 launches even though there is a contracting ban on...

Delta 4 launches military communications satellite
Posted: Sat, Aug 30 10:13 AM ET (1413 GMT)
A Delta 4 booster successfully launched the last in a series of military communications satellites Friday evening. The Delta 4 Medium lifted off from Pad...

White House considering space policy changes
Posted: Fri, Aug 29 5:42 PM ET (2142 GMT)
In the wake of the final report into the Columbia accident, the Bush administration is reportedly considering major changes in space policy. The Washington Post...

Soyuz launches Progress spacecraft
Posted: Fri, Aug 29 8:49 AM ET (1249 GMT)
A Soyuz booster successfully launched a Progress cargo spacecraft for the International Space Station early Friday. The booster lifted off from Baikonur at 9:48...

Weather scrubs Delta 4 launch
Posted: Fri, Aug 29 8:39 AM ET (1239 GMT)
Stormy weather postponed Thursday's scheduled launch of a Delta 4 booster carrying a military satellite. The Delta 4 Medium was scheduled to lift off...

NASA reassigns person responsible for external tank
Posted: Thu, Aug 28 7:04 PM ET (2304 GMT)
The director of the External Tank Office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has been reassigned and will soon retire, Marshall officials confirmed this...