FCC changes satellite licensing procedures
Posted: Thu, Apr 24 5:36 AM ET (0936 GMT)
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on Wednesday a series of changes regarding how commercial communications satellites are licensed. For geostationary orbit satellites, the...

Official: no shuttle flights until 2004
Posted: Wed, Apr 23 11:11 PM ET (0311 GMT)
A key NASA official said Wednesday that the shuttle will not fly again until at least early 2004, somewhat later than what NASA had earlier...

Dittemore confirms plans to resign from NASA
Posted: Wed, Apr 23 10:54 PM ET (0254 GMT)
Space shuttle program manager Ron Dittemore confirmed several days of rumors on Wednesday when he said he plans to leave the agency after the completion...

Columbia investigators focus attention on foam theory
Posted: Wed, Apr 23 10:36 AM ET (1436 GMT)
Members of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) said Tuesday that they are increasingly certain that a chunk of foam falling from the shuttle's...

Lockheed reports higher earnings for space systems
Posted: Wed, Apr 23 10:20 AM ET (1420 GMT)
Lockheed Martin reported yesterday increased sales and profits for its space systems division, largely because of increased government business. The company said it recorded $2....

SpaceDev announces new launch vehicle
Posted: Tue, Apr 22 9:53 PM ET (0153 GMT)
California-based aerospace company SpaceDev announced Tuesday that it was developing a new low-cost launch vehicle for carrying small payloads into low Earth orbit (...

Report: shuttle manager Dittemore to resign
Posted: Sun, Apr 20 3:05 PM ET (1905 GMT)
Space shuttle program manager Ron Dittemore, one of the key figures in the Columbia accident investigation, is expected to resign in the near future to...

Rutan unveils reusable suborbital spacecraft
Posted: Sat, Apr 19 10:05 PM ET (0205 GMT)
Noted aircraft designer Burt Rutan displayed publicly for the first time Friday a reusable suborbital manned spacecraft billed as the "first private manned space program."...

NASA delays SIRTF launch until August
Posted: Sat, Apr 19 9:54 PM ET (0154 GMT)
NASA announced late Friday that it has delayed the launch of the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) spacecraft until mid-August because of continuing issues...

Astronomers successfully predict supernova
Posted: Fri, Apr 18 12:39 PM ET (1639 GMT)
Astronomers announced this week that they have for the first time successfully predicted when a star would undergo a supernova explosion. Supernova 2003dh was observed...