Report: drunken astronauts flew on shuttle
Posted: Thu, Jul 26 8:03 PM ET (0003 GMT)
Astronauts so intoxicated that they were considered a flight safety risk flew on at least two shuttle missions, according to an independent report to be...

Boeing profits rise
Posted: Thu, Jul 26 8:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
The division of The Boeing Company that incorporates its space ventures reported increased profits despite flat revenues, the company reported Wednesday. The Network and Space...

Lockheed reports higher space profits
Posted: Wed, Jul 25 8:01 AM ET (1201 GMT)
Lockheed Martin's space division reported a higher profit Tuesday in its fiscal second quarter even though sales fell as a result of the formation...

ISS crew disposes of equipment during EVA
Posted: Tue, Jul 24 6:07 AM ET (1007 GMT)
Two members of the International Space Station crew performed an EVA on Monday highlighted by the jettison of two large pieces of equipment from the...

Dust storm jeopardizes Mars rovers
Posted: Sun, Jul 22 11:29 AM ET (1529 GMT)
The twin NASA Mars Exploration Rovers are in danger of shutting down permanently as massive dust storms on the planet continues, preventing them from generating...

Japanese lunar mission launch postponed
Posted: Sun, Jul 22 11:17 AM ET (1517 GMT)
Next month's scheduled launch of a Japanese lunar probe has been postponed to correct a technical problem with the spacecraft. The Japanese space agency...

Northrop to acquire Scaled Composites
Posted: Sat, Jul 21 10:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
Northrop Grumman confirmed Friday that it has acquired Scaled Composites, the developer of the SpaceShipOne and SpaceShipTwo suborbital spacecraft. Northrop, which previously acquired 40 percent...

Evidence found for geysers on Charon
Posted: Fri, Jul 20 7:25 AM ET (1125 GMT)
Astronomers announced this week that they have found evidence for geysers of water ice on Pluto's large moon Charon. Spectra taken of Charon using...

Orbital reports higher revenue, profits
Posted: Thu, Jul 19 5:40 AM ET (0940 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation reported strong revenues and profits in its fiscal second quarter on Wednesday, with growth from both the company's satellite and launch...

Dark energy discovery wins astronomy prize
Posted: Wed, Jul 18 8:01 AM ET (1201 GMT)
A group of astronomers who discovered evidence for the existence of a mysterious "dark energy" that is causing the universe's expansion to accelerate have...