China sets October for first human spaceflight
Posted: Fri, Jan 17 1:50 PM ET (1850 GMT)
Chinese officials have tentatively scheduled the first manned flight of its Shenzhou spacecraft for October of 2003, according to Chinese and Western reports published Friday....

NASA planning nuclear propulsion system for manned Mars missions
Posted: Fri, Jan 17 1:36 PM ET (1836 GMT)
NASA is planning to develop a nuclear propulsion system that could be used to carry out manned missions to Mars in one-third the time...

US military agrees to buy commercial satellite images
Posted: Thu, Jan 16 11:47 PM ET (0447 GMT)
The Defense Department announced Thursday that it has awarded long-term contracts to two companies to provide high-resolution satellite images, the largest such purchase...

Columbia lifts off
Posted: Thu, Jan 16 11:51 AM ET (1651 GMT)
The space shuttle Columbia launched on schedule Thursday morning to begin a 16-day dedicated science mission. Columbia lifted off from pad 39A at the...

Rosetta faces long delay
Posted: Thu, Jan 16 10:36 AM ET (1536 GMT)
ESA's Rosetta comet mission could be delayed by a year or more as scientists and project officials work out an alternative mission plan. Rosetta...

Real estate company to purchase Globalstar
Posted: Thu, Jan 16 8:11 AM ET (1311 GMT)
A company primarily involved in real estate investments announced Wednesday that it will spend $55 million to acquire a controlling interest in bankrupt satellite communications...

Astronauts complete ISS spacewalk
Posted: Thu, Jan 16 7:54 AM ET (1254 GMT)
Two astronauts conducted a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Wednesday, successfully completing most of their assigned tasks despite a problem with the airlock...

Shuttle cleared for launch
Posted: Wed, Jan 15 6:18 PM ET (2318 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers gave their final approval for the launch Thursday of the space shuttle Columbia and announced the exact time of launch. The STS-...

Sirius warns of possible stock delisting, bankruptcy
Posted: Wed, Jan 15 9:01 AM ET (1401 GMT)
Satellite radio company Sirius warned investors in an SEC filing this week that the company's stock could be delisted from the NASDAQ stock exchange...

Rosetta launch postponed; Ariane 5 grounded
Posted: Tue, Jan 14 2:42 PM ET (1942 GMT)
European Space Agency and Arianespace officials announced Tuesday that the launch of ESA's Rosetta comet mission has been postponed indefinitely while issues regarding the...