NASA renames exploration launch vehicles
Posted: Sun, Jul 2 12:21 PM ET (1621 GMT)
NASA has assigned new names to the two large launch vehicles that the agency plans to develop to carry out the Vision for Space Exploration....

Shuttle launch attempt scrubbed
Posted: Sat, Jul 1 4:54 PM ET (2054 GMT)
The first attempt to launch the shuttle Discovery on mission STS-121 was scrubbed Saturday afternoon because of weather. Discovery was scheduled to launch at...

Hubble camera revived
Posted: Sat, Jul 1 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
A key instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope has been turned back on and should resume operations on Sunday, NASA announced Friday. The Advanced Camera...

Shuttle prepared for launch as weather improves
Posted: Sat, Jul 1 10:24 AM ET (1424 GMT)
Final preparations for Saturday afternoon's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Discovery continued as prospects for favorable weather improved. Discovery is scheduled to lift...

EchoStar orders satellite from Loral
Posted: Fri, Jun 30 10:00 PM ET (0200 GMT)
Space Systems/Loral announced Friday that it has won a contract to build a satellite for EchoStar, one that may be used in China. A...

House approves NASA budget
Posted: Fri, Jun 30 8:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
The US House of Representatives passed an appropriations bill Thursday that includes $16.7 billion for NASA. The Science, State, Justice and Commerce appropriations bill,...

STS-121 countdown begins
Posted: Thu, Jun 29 1:56 PM ET (1756 GMT)
The countdown for Saturday's launch of the shuttle Discovery started Wednesday, with potential stormy weather the only major issue facing shuttle managers. NASA started...

Delta 4 launches NRO satellite from California
Posted: Wed, Jun 28 7:58 AM ET (1158 GMT)
A Delta 4 launched a classified National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite late Tuesday evening, the first launch for that vehicle from California. The Delta 4...

NASA reassigns shuttle official
Posted: Tue, Jun 27 8:03 AM ET (1203 GMT)
NASA abruptly reassigned an astronaut who had been serving as a key official with oversight of the safety of the pending shuttle mission. Charles Camarda,...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Tue, Jun 27 7:45 AM ET (1145 GMT)
A Progress spacecraft carrying cargo for the International Space Station docked with the orbiting outpost on Monday. The Progress M-57 spacecraft (called Progress 22...