NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman has left the agency to return to private industry. Reisman is a…
NASA’s Glory Satellite Fails To Reach Orbit
NASA's Glory mission launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Friday at 5:09:45 a.m. EST…
President Obama Talks to Shuttle and Station Crews
President Barack Obama made a long-distance call to the dozen members of the Discovery and International…
Carbon fibre stretches from comet to machine tools
Ultra-light carbon-fibre rods used to stiffen a comet probe’s legs are now being harnessed by a…
Mission Extended an Additional Day
Space Shuttle and International Space Station managers decided today to extend the STS-133 mission by an…
Space sleuths solve riddle of missing sunspots
Space scientists on Thursday said they could explain why spots disappeared off the face of the…
Crew Members Speak With Media; Have Some Off-Duty Time
Members of the STS-133 crew participated in two media interview sessions Thursday. The first was with…
U.S. must be ‘unafraid’ of private spaceflight: NASA
NASA’s chief said Wednesday that America must be "unafraid" of a new future in spaceflight and…
Flight Day 8 Begins
Today's wake up song was "City of Blinding Lights" by U2, suggested by Tim Kopra and…