1.   But it threatens to damage working satellites and will force engineers to add more shielding to help protect new spacecraft.

2.   Now, in a time of austere budgets, the watchwords at NASA are smaller, faster and cheaper, and new spacecraft are built accordingly.

3.   Scientists are looking to a pair of new spacecraft to provide more comprehensive observations of the burst phenomenon and rigorous tests of their theories.

4.   The hunt for extraterrestrial life picked up speed as NASA launched the second of two new spacecraft toward Mars.

5.   The National Aeronautics and Space Administration will be the initial customer for VentureStar flights, with the new spacecraft bringing supplies to the international space station.

6.   The new spacecraft would carry a small telescope and a high-definition camera.

7.   The new spacecraft would likely be built in two versions, one that launched cargos only and one that launched astronauts only.

8.   The new spacecraft would be designed to launch commercial and military satellites as well.

9.   The new spacecraft is monitored by ground control teams in Houston and suburban Moscow.

10.   The search would be conducted by both ground-based telescopes and new spacecraft systems.