Japan launches experimental communications satellite
Posted: Mon, Dec 18 7:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
An H-2A rocket launched a large Japanese experimental communications satellite on Monday. The H-2A lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 1:...

Third STS-116 spacewalk a success, fourth added
Posted: Sun, Dec 17 12:39 PM ET (1739 GMT)
Astronauts successfully completed the rewiring of the International Space Station's power system during an EVA Saturday evening as mission controllers decided to add a...

Minotaur launches two satellites
Posted: Sat, Dec 16 9:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)
A Minotaur rocket launched two satellites for the Air Force and NASA from a new commercial spaceport in Virginia Saturday morning. The Minotaur 1 rocket...

NASA adds array work to next EVA
Posted: Sat, Dec 16 9:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)
NASA has decided to have a pair of astronauts examine a balky solar panel on the ISS during their next spacewalk late Saturday. Astronauts Bob...

Japanese launch postponed
Posted: Sat, Dec 16 9:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
The launch of an experimental communications satellite on a Japanese rocket Saturday was delayed by poor weather. The H-2A was scheduled to launch Saturday...

Delta 2 launches NRO satellite
Posted: Fri, Dec 15 7:47 AM ET (1247 GMT)
A Delta 2 rocket launched a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Thursday in the first launch carried out under the auspices...

Spacewalkers begin rewiring ISS power system
Posted: Fri, Dec 15 7:36 AM ET (1236 GMT)
Two astronauts started the process of reconfiguring the station's power supply during an EVA Thursday. STS-116 astronauts Bob Curbeam and Christer Fuglesang spent...

State Department defends national space policy
Posted: Thu, Dec 14 7:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
In the first public comments by a Bush Administration official since the release of the new national space policy two months ago, a State Department...

ISS solar panel only partially retracts
Posted: Thu, Dec 14 7:46 AM ET (1246 GMT)
Efforts to retract a solar panel on the ISS were only partially successful yesterday, and NASA was considering a plan to mount an additional spacewalk...

Budget deal to keep NASA funded at 2006 levels
Posted: Wed, Dec 13 7:52 AM ET (1252 GMT)
A plan by the incoming Democratic leadership of Congress to resolve a number of outstanding appropriations bills for 2007, including one that funds NASA, would...