Major space missions move ahead
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Scientists discuss their prefered targets for the next multi-billion-dollar
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By KASIE HUNT  More Time on the Ground The Orion delay is more time the U.S. will go without any manned spaceflight  the space shuttle is slated for retirement in 2010. It will fly 13 or 14 more missions to finish the International Space Station and maintain the Hubble space telescope.
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NASA's next moon rocket is still on the drawing
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KOROLYOV (NEAR MOSCOW). Dec 17 (Interfax-AVN) - The main goal of the fourth space walk by astronauts from the Discovery shuttle, which is scheduled to take place on early December 19, is to fold a solar wing, NASA representative at Russian mission control Sergei Puzanov told Interfax-AVN.
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Scientists discuss their preferred targets for the next "flagship" mission to another world.
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Scientists gather to discuss their preferred targets for the next "flagship" mission to another world.
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NASA's Messenger probe sends scientists a treasure-trove of data, and with two more flybys and an orbital mission to follow, these images are just the beginning.
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By Traci Watson  Two astronauts breezed through a challenging spacewalk Tuesday to build the International Space Station, getting so far ahead of schedule that Mission Control asked them to take on tasks that were supposed to be done by a second set of spacewalkers today.
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While the exploration of the Moon and other planets in our solar system is&nbsp;exciting, the first task for astronauts and robots alike is to actually&nbsp;get to those destinations.
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The sun's next cycle of increased activity might have begun last week, according to a NASA scientist.
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As humanity&#39;s continuous presence in space begins its fifth year aboard the International Space Station, the next inhabitants rocket into Earth orbit late Wednesday for a six-month expedition.
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The US space agency, NASA, continues work on improving the safety of the space shuttle, before the fleet of orbiters resumes its visits to the international space station next year.
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Monash scientist Andrew Prentice ponders the probe that will land on the Saturnian moon Titan in January. Photo: Angela Wylie. NASA&#39;s mission to Saturn, Cassini, will pass a crucial milestone
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NASA confirmed Friday that space shuttle missions will resume as early as May, but agency officials said they will study how to cut future missions that would hasten the spacecraft&#39;s retirement.
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The US space agency Nasa announces details of a mission to give the Hubble space telescope a major boost.
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By Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Dec. 7--WITH MAJOR ADVANCES in robotic technology in recent years, NASA has scored many significant triumphs with uncrewed missions to Mars, Saturn and beyond as well as in Earth orbit.
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NASA plans to mark the new year with what it considers the most significant milestone yet in the agency&#39;s two-year effort to resume space shuttle missions.