NASA finds no evidence of intoxicated astronauts
Posted: Thu, Aug 30 8:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
An internal investigation by NASA has failed to turn up any proof that astronauts were intoxicated immediately before spaceflights, contrary to the claims of an...

Boeing wins Ares 1 upper stage contract
Posted: Wed, Aug 29 7:37 AM ET (1137 GMT)
NASA has selected Boeing to manufacture the upper stage of its Ares 1 crew launch vehicle, the space agency announced Tuesday. The contract, valued at $...

Mars rovers resume driving
Posted: Tue, Aug 28 7:53 AM ET (1153 GMT)
After weathering a potentially mission-ending dust storm, NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers have resumed driving on the Martian surface, JPL recently announced. The...

NASA to repair shuttle external tank insulation
Posted: Sat, Aug 25 9:03 AM ET (1303 GMT)
NASA plans to repair insulation on several shuttle external tanks to prevent foam shedding that damaged tiles on the Endeavour earlier this month. Inspection of...

Edge-on view of rings of Uranus
Posted: Fri, Aug 24 9:43 AM ET (1343 GMT)
Telescopes on Earth and in space have observed the rings of Uranus as they appear edge-on from Earth, an event that takes place only...

Astronomers find giant void in universe
Posted: Fri, Aug 24 9:25 AM ET (1325 GMT)
Radio astronomers have discovered a giant "hole" in a region of the universe devoid of any sort of matter, they announced Thursday. In a paper...

Shuttle lands in Florida
Posted: Tue, Aug 21 2:09 PM ET (1809 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour landed safely in Florida, ending a nearly two-week mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour touched town at the Kennedy...

Valves replaced in EELV upper stages
Posted: Tue, Aug 21 7:32 AM ET (1132 GMT)
A valve implicated in a partial failure of an Atlas 5 rocket in June has been replaced in the engines of the upper stages of...

Shuttle leaves ISS for Tuesday landing
Posted: Sun, Aug 19 11:27 AM ET (1527 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station Sunday morning, one day earlier than previously planned to allow the shuttle to return home...

Hurricane could bring shuttle mission to early end
Posted: Sat, Aug 18 11:30 AM ET (1530 GMT)
NASA is considering bringing the space shuttle Endeavour back to Earth as soon as Tuesday as a powerful hurricane heads towards the Texas coast. Endeavour...