Experts to Discuss U.S. Space Plan
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On Tuesday, 50 space experts and advocates are gathering to ask whether the United States is on the right track with its plans for space exploration.
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A US team of experts is travelling to North Korea to discuss ways to disable the country's nuclear programme.
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A US firm is proposing to use guided missile technology to make a precision landing on the Moon.
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-- NASA's chief is urging his Hubble Space Telescope team to press ahead with plans for a robotic repair mission to the aging observatory, saying, "Let's go save the Hubble."    Administrator Sean O'Keefe says he will ask Congress for money to accomplish the job. He estimates it will take about $1 billion to $1.6 billion to develop and launch a robot to make the needed upgrades to keep the popular telescope running and to get it out of orbit once its work is through...
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Flush with a newly approved $16.2 billion budget, NASA will be able to flesh out a way to save the Hubble Space Telescope, choose a new spacecraft and develop new ways to get back to the moon, Administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe said Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- The&nbsp;announcement Wednesday by&nbsp;the National Academy of  Sciences that NASA scrap its plan to robotically repair the Hubble Space  Telescope and instead plan a manned shuttle mission for the endeavor was met by  by&nbsp;congressional leaders&nbsp;with both support and  reservations.
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NASA chief Michael Griffin is to hold talks Sunday with Chinese space officials, the US embassy said, in what would be the first visit to China by the head of the US space agency.
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ORLANDO, Florida -- Replanting boot prints on the Moon. Hurling expeditionary crews to distant and dusty Mars and other destinations. Executing a 21st century outreach campaign to faraway worlds demands a safe, sustainable, and affordable transport vehicle system.
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The president's proposed $2.9 trillion spending plan includes a nice boost for the space program, but cuts environmental protection. Maybe we can move to Mars. Luke O'Brien reports from Washington.
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WASHINGTON -- NASA and the vision for space exploration received a rare plug from President George W. Bush on Tuesday when the U.S. leader told a Cleveland audience why he decided in 2004 to have the space agency set its sights on the Moon.
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Space-watchers figure out where the Navy will try to shoot down a dying satellite -- and where the debris cloud is likely to go afterwards.
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Science & environment: UK must put British astronauts in space or risk missing out on significant scientific, economic and cultural benefits, say space experts.
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The decision is likely to set up a fresh confrontation with Congress over the fate of the orbiting observatory, sources say.
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An âout-of-the-boxâ plan to put a new space habitat in orbit could be a leading contender for saving the Hubble Space Telescope, private-sector analysts say in a proposal being prepared for NASA.
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Amid uncertainty over the fate of the Hubble Space Telescope and with a key instrument not working, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe gave the go-ahead Monday for planning a robotic servicing mission.
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The head of the US space agency, NASA, says private enterprise will play an important role in space in the future. While visiting California, NASA administrator Sean O&#39;Keefe watched the launch of the privately
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NASA's plans to send robots and people to the moon and Mars threaten long-planned science missions, a national science panel warns.