China launches experimental satellite
Posted: Fri, Nov 19 8:32 AM ET (1332 GMT)
China launched a small experimental satellite late Thursday, according to Chinese media reports. A Long March 2C lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center at...

Lockheed ties Druyun to EELV investigation
Posted: Fri, Nov 19 8:24 AM ET (1324 GMT)
Former Air Force contracting official Darleen Druyun shared proprietary information about Lockheed Martin's EELV bid with top-ranking Boeing officials in the 1990s, Lockheed...

Swift launch reset for Saturday
Posted: Thu, Nov 18 7:36 PM ET (0036 GMT)
NASA has rescheduled the launch of the Swift astronomy satellite to Saturday to give crews enough time to repair the spacecraft's launch vehicle. NASA...

ISS orbit raising falls short
Posted: Thu, Nov 18 8:31 AM ET (1331 GMT)
An engine burn on Wednesday failed to raise the orbit of the International Space Station as much as expected, potentially forcing a delay in the...

Swift launch delayed again
Posted: Thu, Nov 18 8:17 AM ET (1317 GMT)
NASA has delayed the launch of the Swift astronomy satellite an additional day while engineers resolve a problem with the Delta 2 launch vehicle, the...

Congress approves indemnity bill, scuttles suborbital legislation
Posted: Thu, Nov 18 8:11 AM ET (1311 GMT)
Congress has approved a bill that would extend indemnification for commercial launch operators for five years, but a House committee has killed a proposed compromise...

Report: Congress settles on $15.9 billion NASA budget
Posted: Wed, Nov 17 9:01 PM ET (0201 GMT)
NASA will get $15.9 billion in fiscal year 2005, $300 million less than originally requested, according to a deal reportedly reached by House and...

Swift launch delayed
Posted: Wed, Nov 17 8:54 PM ET (0154 GMT)
NASA delayed the launch of an astronomy satellite Wednesday because of a problem with the spacecraft's launch vehicle. The Swift spacecraft was scheduled to...

Final X-43 flight a success
Posted: Wed, Nov 17 7:31 AM ET (1231 GMT)
The last test flight of the X-43A, an unmanned vehicle designed to test hypersonic technologies, was declared a success by NASA late Tuesday. The...

SMART-1 enters lunar orbit
Posted: Tue, Nov 16 8:04 AM ET (1304 GMT)
SMART-1, Europe's first lunar spacecraft, has entered orbit around the Moon, ESA announced early Tuesday The spacecraft passed within 5,000 km of...