The high-profile voyage of Endeavour - the next-to-last space shuttle flight led by the husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords - is off until at least next Sunday because of a technical problem.
NASA on Sunday delayed Monday's targeted launch of the space shuttle Endeavour as work continues to resolve an electronics problem that scuttled Friday's launch attempt.
A historic space shuttle launch was scratched Friday for mechanical problems, spoiling a visit from the president and dashing hopes of guests like astronaut-wife, congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the biggest crowd of spectators in years.
Russia named a new space agency chief on Friday following a string of embarrassing setbacks and failed satellite launches.
Food companies should revamp their marketing to children by advertising foods that are healthy, four US agencies said on Thursday in proposing voluntary principles for the food industry.
Space shuttle Endeavour is prepared for launch as the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) is rolled back at the launch pad, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida April 29, 2011. Endeavour is scheduled for launch on Friday on a mission to the International Space Station.
For the residents of Florida's Space Coast, the approaching end of the shuttle program brings a mix of pride in what they helped build and frustration that America has no new spacecraft ready to launch the next generation of explorers.
US space agency NASA is ending its shuttle program this summer after two more missions. Shuttle Endeavour is due to launch on Friday on a mission to deliver a high-profile physics experiment and spare parts to the International Space Station.
A 31-year-old Argentinian man glides over downtown Buenos Aires to avoid the capital city’s traffic congestion on April 27, 2011.
The first stars that dotted the universe were not only immense, but probably also fast-spinning, according to a new study that sheds light on the nature of stellar evolution.
Apple Inc. on Wednesday said its white iPhone 4 will be available in nearly 30 countries and regions beginning April 28, about 10 months after the black model hit the market.
A Russian cargo spaceship was launched into space Wednesday from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, said Russia's Mission Control center.
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