News briefs: July 16
Posted: Wed, Jul 17 7:28 AM ET (1128 GMT)
China plans to launch its first people into space in 2003 or 2004, according to a US Defense Department report. The report also said that...

Bush Administration planning space policy study
Posted: Tue, Jul 16 8:38 PM ET (0038 GMT)
The Bush Administration is planning a review and possibly a major overhaul of the nation's space policy, according to a new directive. National Security...

News briefs: July 15
Posted: Tue, Jul 16 7:39 AM ET (1139 GMT)
The search for a Russian spacecraft launched on a suborbital flight continued Monday without success, the AP reported. Demonstrator-2, launched from a Russian sub...

ESA revives Venus Express mission
Posted: Mon, Jul 15 8:31 PM ET (0031 GMT)
The European Space agency announced Monday that it has restarted Venus Express, a Venus orbiter mission, just a little over a month after the project...

Experts say NEO searches need more funding
Posted: Mon, Jul 15 8:19 PM ET (0019 GMT)
Current efforts to search for near-Earth objects (NEOs) need more funding in order to search for smaller objects as well as research mays to...

News briefs: July 13-14
Posted: Mon, Jul 15 10:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
XCOR Aerospace's EZ-Rocket rocket plane achieved another milestone late last week when it performed two flights in one day. The two flights took...

Shuttle launches delayed until September
Posted: Sat, Jul 13 12:35 PM ET (1635 GMT)
The next space shuttle launch will not take place until at least mid-September as engineers figure out the best way to deal with cracks...

News briefs: July 12
Posted: Sat, Jul 13 12:16 PM ET (1616 GMT)
A Russian rocket launched a spacecraft on a suborbital flight early Friday to test an inflatable reentry system. The Volna rocket launched from a Russian...

Business briefs: July 12
Posted: Sat, Jul 13 11:54 AM ET (1554 GMT)
Satellite operator PanAmSat reported higher-than-expected profits for its second quarter on Friday. The company reported earnings of $150.8 million (EBITDA) for the...

Board endorses Pluto, Europa missions
Posted: Fri, Jul 12 8:21 PM ET (0021 GMT)
A National Research Council review panel has concluded that spacecraft missions to Pluto and Europa are the highest priority scientific missions NASA can undertake in...