Reuters - NASA launched the shuttle Discovery on Saturday in a spectacular nighttime liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Read more…

SPACE.com - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - For a few brief moments, night turned to day at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) as the shuttle Discovery climbed into space atop twin columns of fire and smoke in the agency's first evening launch in four years. Read more…

AP - Discovery's seven astronauts are among the most culturally diverse of any space shuttle crew. There are two black astronauts, an astronaut of Indian descent, the first Swede in space, a British-born mission specialist, an Alaskan and a New Jersey boy. Read more…

SPACE.com - HOUSTON - The first inspections of NASA's shuttle Discovery two days after a successful night launch reveal no significant problems for its seven-astronaut crew bound for the International Space Station (ISS). Read more…

AFP - Discovery's astronauts scanned the space shuttle's heat shield for potential damage, a day after a launch that apparently did not damage the orbiter, NASA said. Read more…

AFP - The US space shuttle Discovery has headed for a rendezvous with the International Space Station after an inspection by its crew showed the spacecraft sustained no visible damage during lift-off. Read more…

SPACE.com - Seven astronauts aboard NASA's shuttle Discovery have a hearty welcome waiting aboard the International Space Station (ISS), where three veteran spaceflyers are preparing for their afternoon arrival. Read more…

AP - The launch of a rocket carrying two satellites for the Air Force and NASA was scrubbed early Monday because of a problem with the software for one of the satellites, officials said. Read more…

Reuters - Human increases in carbon dioxide emissions are thinning the Earth's outer atmosphere, making it easier to keep the space station aloft but prolonging the life of dangerous space debris, scientists said on Monday. Read more…

SPACE.com - HOUSTON-Seven astronauts arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) late Monday as NASA's shuttle Discovery docked with the orbital laboratory for a crew swap and an intense week of spacecraft construction. Read more…

AP - Carbon dioxide emissions from global warming are cooling and shrinking the outermost atmosphere, keeping orbiting spacecraft airborne longer but also increasing the threat that space junk poses to satellites, scientists reported Monday. Read more…

Reuters - Astronauts aboard the shuttle Discovery planned a spacewalk on Tuesday to install the sixth of 11 segments in the International Space Station's girder-like backbone. Read more…

SPACE.com - HOUSTON - After successfully docking with the International Space Station (ISS), the Discovery astronauts interrupted their scheduled tasks to perform a brief inspection of heat shield panels on the shuttle's left wing leading edge. Read more…

SPACE.com - Two astronauts will step outside the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday afternoon to install a new piece to the orbital laboratory’s metallic backbone. Read more…

AP - The 2-ton, $11 million addition astronauts have delivered to the international space station may be one of the smaller pieces of the structure, but even supporting actors are vital. Read more…

AFP - The Space Shuttle Discovery successfully docked with the orbiting International Space Station, as its astronauts prepare for one of the most complex space construction missions ever attempted. Read more…

SPACE.com - Roman has a recording. Sunita's got her snapshots. And Bill has his banner from up north. Read more…

NASA has selected SGT, Inc., Greenbelt, Md., for engineering support for ongoing programs and projects at NASA?s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. Read more…

NASA on Monday unveiled the initial elements of the Global Exploration Strategy and a proposed U.S. lunar architecture, two critical tools for achieving the nation's vision of returning humans to the moon. Read more…

NASA hosts a news briefing at 1 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Dec. 6, to present new science results from the Mars Global Surveyor. Read more…

NASA photographs have revealed bright new deposits seen in two gullies on Mars that suggest water carried sediment through them sometime during the past seven years. Read more…

In a NASA study, scientists have concluded that when Earth's climate warms, there is a reduction in the ocean's primary food supply. This poses a potential threat to fisheries and ecosystems. Read more…

Next attempt set for 8:47 p.m. EST on Dec. 9. Read more…

NASA will hold a media briefing at 10:15 a.m. CST Dec. 13 with members of the next ISS crew and a U.S. businessman who will visit the complex in spring 2007. Read more…

Crew will add to the Space Station's structure and reconfigure power systems. Read more…