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• NASA has new plans for a rocket

  September 14, 2011 6:27 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - NASA is unveiling its design for a gigantic new rocket, bigger than the one that sent astronauts to the moon. And it will go even farther away. NASA on Wednesday will detail its much-delayed plans for the rocket, called the Space Launch System, which will cost... more »

• Space shuttle commanders reflect on program

  April 12, 2011 11:28 PM

  Three decades ago, the Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center for the very first time. Since then, shuttles have flown more than 100 missions. "It's a dream, and for me it's been a dream come true," remarks Richard Truly, NASA astronaut and former space shuttle commander.... more »

• Spacewalk 3: More repair work for station crew

  August 16, 2010 8:09 AM

  Space station astronauts have one more big spacewalking chore before they can declare success. Astronauts Douglas Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson will tackle the last of their cooling-system repair work Monday. It will be their third spacewalk in just over a week. This time, they will try to... more »

• Space shuttle Atlantis on last full day of final mission

  May 25, 2010 8:08 AM

  The Atlantis astronauts are getting their spaceship ready to come home. Atlantis is scheduled to land Wednesday morning in Florida. Commander Kenneth Ham and his crew will spend Tuesday morning checking critical flight systems. The shuttle and its six astronauts are returning from the International Space Station. This is... more »

• Astronauts to make final inspection of Atlantis

  May 24, 2010 8:31 AM

  The Atlantis astronauts have some surveying work ahead of them, now that they're flying free of the International Space Station. The six shuttle astronauts will pull out their newly repaired inspection boom today to check for any micrometeorite damage that might have occurred during the past week and a... more »

• Astronauts tackling antenna work in 1st spacewalk

  May 17, 2010 8:08 AM

  Two astronauts are out spacewalking at the International Space Station. Garrett Reisman and Stephen Bowen ventured outside Monday morning to install a spare antenna on the space station. The visiting Atlantis crewmen also will hook up a storage platform and loosen the bolts on batteries that will be replaced... more »

• Shuttle Discovery, crew of 7 back on Earth

  April 20, 2010 11:13 AM

  Space shuttle Discovery is back on Earth. The shuttle and its seven astronauts landed at Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday morning. Their arrival was delayed by rain that popped up right before daybreak. But the sky cleared and Mission Control was able to bring Discovery home. Rain... more »

• Astronauts hoist cargo carrier onto space station

  April 8, 2010 8:34 AM

  NASA is still working around the space shuttle's broken antenna to get data it needs to see if there was any launch damage. Other than that, the mission to the International Space Station is going as planned. Astronauts attached a compartment full of newly delivered goods today, enough to... more »

• Space shuttle Discovery, 7 astronauts in orbit

  April 5, 2010 8:46 AM

  Space shuttle Discovery's launch into orbit this morning has clinched a record for the most women in space at the same time -- four. That includes the three female Discovery crew members and a woman on the space station. Discovery began one of NASA's final stockpiling missions to the International... more »

• After Obama phone call, astronauts get back to work

  February 18, 2010 8:47 AM

  After a time-out for a congratulatory phone call from the president, astronauts onboard the International Space Station got right back to work. They've wrapped up the bulk of the work on Tranquility, a multimillion dollar room shuttled into space by Endeavour. Yesterday, they threw open the shutters on Tranquility's... more »

• Astronauts move old space station docking port

  February 16, 2010 4:16 PM

  Astronauts did some rearranging at the International Space Station for the second night in a row Monday, moving an old docking adapter into a new position. A pair of spacemen used the station's hefty robot arm to remove the 10-year-old adapter from the space station and transfer it to... more »

• Classic sci-fi film kicks off space films and lectures in Colorado Springs

  January 4, 2010 1:41 PM

  The 1956 sci-fi classic, Forbidden Planet, will be screened Tuesday at the Fine Arts Center in Colorado Springs in conjunction with the FAC's gallery exhibits for NASA--ART: 50 Years of Exploration. Based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, Forbidden Planet is about a spaceship crew threatened by a sinister invisible force... more »

• Astronauts get extra moving time at space station

  November 20, 2009 8:51 AM

  The astronauts aboard the shuttle-station complex are getting some extra moving time. Space shuttle Atlantis has been declared free of any worrisome launch damage. That means the crewmen won't need to conduct another detailed inspection of their ship until after they leave the International Space Station. They will fill the... more »

• Cargo-laden shuttle arrives at space station

  November 18, 2009 12:37 PM

  After making a 360-degree inspection flip in orbit, the space shuttle Atlantis delivered tons of supplies to the International Space Station on Wednesday. Astronaut Nicole Stott, a space station resident for the past two and a half months, was thrilled to see her ride home. She spotted Atlantis from... more »

• Astronauts inspect space shuttle for damage

  November 17, 2009 11:09 AM

  Astronauts aboard the shuttle Atlantis have begun a close inspection of the craft's thermal shield, checking for any possible damage during yesterday's launch. They're using a 100-foot, laser-tipped inspection boom, which was first focused on Atlantis' right wing. The job is expected to last into the afternoon. NASA officials say... more »

• NASA engineer profiled in "October Sky" in Colorado Springs

  October 21, 2009 6:49 PM

  Homer Hickam. Name ring a bell? If you watched the wonderful movie "October Sky" with Jake Gyllenhaal and Laura Dern, you know that Homer rose from a rural West Virginia childhood destined to work in a coal mine--to NASA engineer. That film was based on Hickam's book "Rocket Boys",... more »