Latest articles by John Kelly
Shuttle Extension Plan Won't Fly With Safety Group
Safety experts say it will be dangerous to fly NASA shuttles beyond 2010.
Atlas 5 Rocket Launches U.S. Spy Satellites
An Atlas V rocket blasted out of Cape Canaveral this morning.
Atlas 5 Rocket Launch Scrubbed for Today
A problem with the range safety system that protects the people and property from an out-of-control rocket mishap has forced the cancellation of today's Atlas V launch.
Astronaut's Ring Mystery Surfaces
Did someone steal a ring off the finger of one of the dead Columbia astronauts?
Orbiters Feel Pains of Aging
NASA is moving to protect ground crews, astronauts and VIPs, closing shuttle Atlantis' launch pad to all but essential personnel.
NASA Clears Space Shuttles for Night Launches
CAPE CANAVERAL - NASA's shuttles are free to resume night launches.
For Boeing, Next Delta 4 Rocket Launch Carries More Than a Satellite
CAPE CANAVERAL - Boeing's Delta 4 rocket is poised to return to flight this week for the first time in a year and a half, and there's more riding on the launch than the weather satellite on top.
NASA's Pluto Mission Draws Three Dozen Protesters
CAPE CANAVERAL - About three dozen people assembled at the spaceport Saturday to protest this month's planned launch of a plutonium-powered space probe bound for Pluto.
House Passes Bill to Allow NASA to Buy Soyuz Spacecraft
CAPE CANAVERAL - The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to let NASA continue buying Russian spaceships to deliver astronauts and supplies to the space station until 2012.
Hurricane Causes Minor Damage at Johnson Space Center
CAPE CANAVERAL - Johnson Space Center will reopen Monday after suffering what emergency crews deemed "extremely light" damage Saturday from Hurricane Rita.
Weather, Technical Glitch Delay Discovery's Return to Florida Spaceport
CAPE CANAVERAL - Shuttle Discovery's flight home is delayed again, now set for takeoff from California on Friday at earliest.
The Shuttle Tiles: In-Space Repairs Become an Impossible Mission
Michael Brieden bore bad news. There was no chance NASA, by return to flight, could develop a way to repair the type of severe damage that doomed Columbia and its crew.
