India launches first lunar mission
Posted: Wed, Oct 22 9:30 AM ET (1330 GMT)
India successfully launched its first mission to the Moon early Wednesday. A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket lifted off from the Indian spaceport at...

Atlantis returns to VAB
Posted: Wed, Oct 22 9:10 AM ET (1310 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on Monday as its mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope has been postponed...

Sierra Nevada to acquire SpaceDev
Posted: Tue, Oct 21 7:15 AM ET (1115 GMT)
SpaceDev announced late Monday that it has reached an agreement to be acquired by Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) for $38 million. SpaceDev, based in the...

Pegasus launches space sciences satellite
Posted: Tue, Oct 21 7:02 AM ET (1102 GMT)
A Pegasus rocket successfully Sunday launched a NASA mission designed to study the solar system's distant boundary. The Pegasus XL rocket deployed from its...

WorldSpace files for Chapter 11
Posted: Tue, Oct 21 6:51 AM ET (1051 GMT)
Satellite radio company WorldSpace filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late last week, citing over $2 billion in debt. WorldSpace, based in Maryland, filed for...

Glitches delay Hubble reactivation
Posted: Sat, Oct 18 10:45 AM ET (1445 GMT)
Two problems encountered with switching the Hubble Space Telescope over to a backup science computer will delay the telescope's return to service until next...

ESA to delay Mars rover mission
Posted: Sat, Oct 18 10:31 AM ET (1431 GMT)
The European Space Agency is expected to push back the launch of an ambitious Mars rover mission until the middle of the next decade because...

Orbital reports profitable third quarter
Posted: Fri, Oct 17 11:57 AM ET (1557 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation reported Thursday a profit in its fiscal third quarter, although net income was down slightly from the same quarter of 2007. Orbital...

President signs NASA authorization bill
Posted: Fri, Oct 17 11:36 AM ET (1536 GMT)
President Bush signed into law this week authorizing legislation for NASA that, among other things, directs NASA to carry out another shuttle flight to the...

NASA plans to "reboot" Hubble with backup computer
Posted: Wed, Oct 15 9:30 AM ET (1330 GMT)
NASA engineers plan to switch the Hubble Space Telescope to a backup science computer this week after the primary computer failed in late September. Controllers...