Dust storms may rule out Martian life on surface
Posted: Wed, Aug 2 8:01 AM ET (1201 GMT)
Planet-wide dust storms that periodically form on Mars may create powerful chemicals that would inhibit the development of life on the planet's surface,...

Manufacturing defect blamed for Dnepr failure
Posted: Mon, Jul 31 8:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
The crash of a Dnepr rocket carrying 18 satellites last week was likely caused by a manufacturing defect with the rocket, Russian officials said Sunday....

Shuttle rollout delayed
Posted: Mon, Jul 31 8:08 AM ET (1208 GMT)
NASA has delayed the rollout of the shuttle Atlantis because of stormy weather at the Kennedy Space Center. NASA has planned to start moving Atlantis...

Atlas to launch LRO
Posted: Sun, Jul 30 1:52 PM ET (1752 GMT)
NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to launch the space agency's first lunar mission in a decade on an Atlas 5. Lockheed will...

Rockot launches Korean satellite
Posted: Fri, Jul 28 7:46 PM ET (2346 GMT)
A Rockot vehicle successfully launched a South Korean imaging satellite Friday on the first mission for the small Russian launcher since a failed launch last...

Boeing space unit reports decreased revenues, earnings
Posted: Fri, Jul 28 8:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)
The Boeing business unit that includes the company's space unites reported lower revenues and profits in its fiscal second quarter. The Network and Space...

Dnepr launch fails
Posted: Wed, Jul 26 8:14 PM ET (0014 GMT)
The launch of over a dozen small satellites on a converted Russian ICBM failed shortly after liftoff late Wednesday. The Dnepr booster lifted off from...

Cassini spots lakes on Titan
Posted: Wed, Jul 26 7:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has identified what scientists call "very strong evidence" for lakes of hydrocarbon on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan. Radar...

Lockheed Martin reports strong earnings
Posted: Wed, Jul 26 7:43 AM ET (1143 GMT)
Lockheed Martin's space unit reported Tuesday a significant increase in sales and profits in the last quarter. The Space Systems unit of the company...

Atlantis rolled into VAB
Posted: Tue, Jul 25 10:56 AM ET (1456 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis was transferred to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in prepapration for a rollout to the pad for...