MRO enters safe mode again
Posted: Fri, Jun 5 6:55 AM ET (1055 GMT)
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft is in safe mode after its computer unexpectedly rebooted this week, project officials said Thursday. MRO's computer...

Cirque founder confirmed as next space tourist
Posted: Thu, Jun 4 10:45 PM ET (0245 GMT)
The founder of the performance company Cirque du Soleil confirmed Thursday that he will fly to the International Space Station later this year in a...

Endeavour cleared for June 13 launch
Posted: Thu, Jun 4 8:18 AM ET (1218 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers gave their approval on Wednesday for the launch next Saturday of the space shuttle Endeavour on a mission to the International Space...

Atlantis returns to KSC
Posted: Wed, Jun 3 7:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis returned to the Kennedy Space Center late Tuesday, at the end of the two-day cross-country flight from California. Atlantis,...

Report: Cirque du Soleil founder to fly to space
Posted: Wed, Jun 3 7:43 AM ET (1143 GMT)
The founder of a flamboyant performance company is expected to be tapped Thursday to fly to the International Space Station as the first Canadian space...

Augustine panel members named
Posted: Tue, Jun 2 8:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
NASA announced Monday the members of an independent panel that will review the agency's human spaceflight plans. The Review of US Human Space Flight...

Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Fri, May 29 2:09 PM ET (1809 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station on Friday, increasing the size of its permanent crew to six for the first time....

Virgin Galactic announces SS2 engine tests
Posted: Fri, May 29 6:37 AM ET (1037 GMT)
Virgin Galactic announced Thursday that it has completed an initial set of tests of the rocket motor that will power its SpaceShipTwo suborbital space tourism...

Next Mars rover named Curiosity
Posted: Thu, May 28 6:50 AM ET (1050 GMT)
NASA's next Mars rover was formally renamed "Curiosity", the result of a student content and public poll. The spacecraft, previously known as the Mars...

Soyuz launches additional ISS crew
Posted: Wed, May 27 8:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a spacecraft Wednesday carrying three new crewmembers for the International Space Station as the outpost expands its crew to six people...