Astronauts give up folding ISS solar panel, move on to next phase Dec 14, 2006, 3:05 GMT Washington - Astronauts began rotating a new set of solar panels on the International Space Station Thursday morning, the latest phase in an attempt to hook up a permanent electricity- generating system for the ISS. ....more

ISS solar panel to be folded, making way for permanent power Dec 13, 2006, 19:35 GMT Washington - Astronauts Wednesday began the complicated mechanical process of folding up an old solar panel on the International Space Station, setting the stage for hooking up the ISS' permanent electricity-generating system during two spacewalks later this week. ....more

Discovery astronauts finish first spacewalk (Roundup) Dec 13, 2006, 6:35 GMT Washington - Space Shuttle Discovery astronauts ended their mission's first spacewalk late Tuesday, after installing a new piece on the International Space Station. ....more

Discovery astronauts begin spacewalk Dec 12, 2006, 22:11 GMT Washington - Space Shuttle Discovery astronauts Tuesday began their mission's first spacewalk, in which they will install a new component on the International Space Station. ....more

Shuttle Discovery prepares for space station rendezvous Dec 11, 2006, 17:30 GMT Washington - The space shuttle Discovery on Monday prepared to dock with the International Space Station, where shuttle crew members will conduct a complex project to rewire the ISS electricity system and deliver a new station crew member. ....more

Ariane rocket launches with two satellites Dec 9, 2006, 2:53 GMT Paris - A European Ariane 5 cargo rocket launched late Friday from Kourou, French Guiana, carrying two satellites into orbit. ....more

NASA will try launch again early Sunday GMT, but weather still iffy Dec 9, 2006, 0:00 GMT Washington - NASA has set 0147 GMT Sunday for its second attempt to launch the Space Shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station (ISS) - despite bad weather expectations. ....more

Shuttle fuelling begins in Florida despite weather threat Dec 7, 2006, 20:21 GMT Washington - Fuelling began Thursday morning for the planned Discovery shuttle launch later in the evening, but bad weather threatened with a 60 per cent certainty to postpone take-off, NASA officials said. ....more

Evidence of water discovered on Mars surface: NASA Dec 6, 2006, 20:50 GMT Washington - US space agency NASA on Wednesday said it had discovered new evidence that water flows periodically on the surface of Mars, raising the possibility of life existing on the Red Planet. ....more

Bad weather could postpone Thursday NASA shuttle launch (Updated) Dec 6, 2006, 16:34 GMT Washington - NASA engineers Wednesday were still trying to sort out a pre-launch technical problem and it was even more likely that weather will force the postponement of the Discovery launch beyond Thursday, officials said. ....more