Fuel line inspection delays Columbia launch
Posted: Mon, Jun 24 8:22 PM ET (0022 GMT)
The launch of the space shuttle Columbia on a dedicated science mission will be delayed for at least a few weeks after shuttle managers decided...

Titan 2 launches weather satellite
Posted: Mon, Jun 24 8:05 PM ET (0005 GMT)
A Titan 2 booster successfully launched a weather satellite Monday afternoon. The Titan 2 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Air Force...

Shuttle fuel line cracks could delay future missions
Posted: Mon, Jun 24 8:31 AM ET (1231 GMT)
The discovery of cracks in the fuel lines of one shuttle orbiter could result in inspections and repairs that would delay several upcoming missions, Florida...

News briefs: June 22-23
Posted: Mon, Jun 24 7:43 AM ET (1143 GMT)
The number of contractors — and potentially the number of jobs — associated with NASA's component of the International Space Station will be cut...

Proton launch delayed
Updated: Sat, Jun 22 6:25 PM ET (2225 GMT)
Originally Posted: Sat, Jun 22 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
The launch of an American direct broadcasting satellite on a Russian Proton booster has been delayed at least 24 hours, according to reports published Saturday...

News briefs: June 21
Posted: Sat, Jun 22 9:26 AM ET (1326 GMT)
Planetary scientists believe that a massive flood on ancient Mars carved a canyon the size of the Grand Canyon in a matter of months. In...

Business briefs: June 21
Posted: Sat, Jun 22 9:03 AM ET (1303 GMT)
Boeing won a $162.4 million contract from the US Air Force Friday to modernize the GPS system. The contract is the second of three...

Asteroid narrowly misses Earth
Posted: Fri, Jun 21 10:37 AM ET (1437 GMT)
A small asteroid passed just 120,000 kilometers from the Earth earlier this month, one of the closest observed approaches of an asteroid in recent...

News briefs: June 20
Posted: Fri, Jun 21 8:11 AM ET (1211 GMT)
Model and actress Cindy Crawford said Thursday she may be interested in visiting the International Space Station. Crawford, in Moscow this week, was told of...

Rockot launches two Iridium satellites
Posted: Thu, Jun 20 1:51 PM ET (1751 GMT)
A Rockot booster successfully launched two Iridium satellites Thursday morning. The Rockot lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 5:34 am...