Jun 19 - By Associated Press
China plans a manned lunar mission by 2024 that will include a walk on the moon's surface, a top Chinese scientist was quoted as saying in a Hong Kong newspaper.
Jun 17 - By Bagila Bukharbayeva, AP Writer
Kazakhstan launched its first satellite into orbit Sunday, the first step in the ex-Soviet republic's plan to join the exclusive club of spacefaring nations.
Jun 17 - By Mike Schneider, AP Writer
NASA managers on Saturday picked July 1 to launch the first space shuttle in almost a year, despite recommendations against a liftoff attempt by the space agency's chief engineer and safety offices.
Jun 15 - By Mike Schneider, AP Writer
Discovery's seven crew members put on their bright orange spacesuits and were strapped into the space shuttle for a practice countdown on the launch pad Thursday.
Jun 8 - By Mike Schneider, AP Writer
The crew of Discovery will squeeze in an extra inspection of the space shuttle late in its 12-day mission next month to make sure the vehicle is safe to return to Earth, NASA officials said Thursday.
Jun 7 - By Associated Press
A Japanese businessman set to be the world's fourth space tourist will fly to the international space station in September, according to the company arranging the trip.
Jun 5 - By Seth Borenstein, AP Science Writer
After years of job losses, budget cuts and uncertainty, NASA Glenn Research Center is taking a leading role in developing the new space vehicle officials hope will carry people back to the moon and lead the way to Mars.
Jun 2 - By Mike Schneider, AP Writer
The clock was ticking for the two spacewalkers to finish up their maintenance jobs on the international space station. All was finished except for replacing a video camera on a transport platform used to construct the orbiting outpost.
Jun 1 - By Mike Schneider, AP Writer
A two-man crew retreated safely inside the international space station early Friday after extending their spacewalk so that they could replace a video camera on a construction platform at the orbiting outpost.
May 31 - By Mike Schneider, AP Writer
All systems are "go" for a July launch of space shuttle Discovery, NASA officials said Wednesday after a two-day review of the dangers posed by foam falling off the vehicle's external tank.
May 30 - By Mike Schneider, AP Writer
It's easy to misplace your car keys or reading glasses in your own home. Imagine how easy it would be to lose them amid thousands of tools and construction supplies if you were building your house. That's how NASA officials described life on the international space station Tuesday as they explained why some equipment needed for this week's spacewalk is missing.
May 19 - By Associated Press
NASA hauled Discovery to the launch pad Friday in preparation for only the second liftoff of a space shuttle since the Columbia disaster three years ago.
May 18 - By Associated Press
A former Nazi scientist who was linked to experiments on prisoners in the Dachau concentration camp in Germany has been ousted from the International Space Hall of Fame.
May 12 - By Associated Press
The space shuttle Discovery was moved Friday from its hangar to an assembly building, an important milestone in preparing the spacecraft for launch in July.
May 4 - By Alicia Chang, AP Science Writer
Maverick aerospace designer Burt Rutan on Thursday criticized NASA's decision to use an Apollo-style capsule to return to the moon, saying it "doesn't make any sense" to build a new generation of space vehicles using old technology.
May 2 - By Associated Press
The European Space Agency on Tuesday completed construction of the Columbus laboratory, which will allow researchers to conduct a wide range of experiments on the International Space Station.
May 2 - By Associated Press
NASA officials announced the next crew for the international space station Tuesday: an astronaut making her first space flight, a NASA veteran and a cosmonaut making a return trip to the station.
May 1 - By Associated Press
Students and faculty from five North Dakota colleges will unveil a prototype Mars spacesuit this weekend in the Badlands.
Apr 28 - By Mike Schneider, AP Writer
Despite concerns raised by some engineers, NASA said Friday that it plans to put off any further design changes to the shuttle's external fuel tank until after Discovery's flight in July.
Apr 26 - By Associated Press
An unmanned Russian cargo ship arrived Wednesday at the international space station, bearing supplies and Easter gifts from the families of the American and Russian crewmen.
Apr 25 - By Henry Meier
Russia on Tuesday launched a satellite for Israel that the Israelis say will be used to spy on Iran's nuclear program.
Apr 24 - By Associated Press
A Russian cargo ship carrying food and supplies, as well as Easter gifts, blasted off Monday for the international space station, the Russian space agency said.
Apr 11 - By Associated Press
Cooperation between nations comes easily at zero gravity — but soccer is a different matter, Brazil's first man in space said Tuesday after a nine-day visit to the international space station.
Apr 11 - By Vladimir Isachenkov, AP Writer
Russia's leading space company on Tuesday laid out an ambitious plan to send manned missions to the moon by 2015, build a permanent base to tap its energy resources and dispatch a crew to Mars between 2020 and 2030.
Apr 10 - By Associated Press
China has started construction of a rocket to carry astronauts into orbit in 2008 for its third manned space launch, state media reported Monday.
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