Space Adventures announces plans for dedicated Soyuz tourist flight
Posted: Wed, Jun 18 10:34 PM ET (0234 GMT)
Space Adventures and the Russian space agency Rosaviakosmos announced Wednesday plans to fly a dedicated tourist flight to the International Space Station, the first such...

Astronomers take 3-D images of solar surface
Posted: Wed, Jun 18 10:25 PM ET (0225 GMT)
Astronomers have taken the first three-dimensional photos of the photosphere, or solar surface. At the annual conference of the American Astronomical Society's Solar...

EchoStar seeks to block DirecTV purchase
Posted: Wed, Jun 18 1:42 PM ET (1742 GMT)
Satellite TV operator EchoStar filed papers with the FCC this week, asking it to block a proposed purchase of rival DirecTV by News Corporation. In...

Russia to reopen Soyuz flights to tourists
Posted: Wed, Jun 18 10:55 AM ET (1455 GMT)
The Russian space agency Rosaviakosmos and two companies are expected to announce Wednesday an agreement that could allow tourists to fly on Soyuz missions to...

Starsem wins contract to launch Venus Express
Posted: Wed, Jun 18 10:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
The Franco-Russian company Starsem announced Tuesday that it had won a contract from the European Space Agency to launch the Venus Express spacecraft. Venus...

Foam impacts cause damage in latest shuttle test
Posted: Tue, Jun 17 9:22 PM ET (0122 GMT)
In the latest test of the effects of foam debris on the shuttle, a chunk of foam created gaps between fiberglass panels in the leading...

Alcatel, Lockheed Martin announce satellite orders
Posted: Tue, Jun 17 10:45 AM ET (1445 GMT)
Alcatel Space and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems each announced contracts for two commercial communications satellites this week. On Tuesday Lockheed Martin announced that it...

New bill would create independent shuttle accident panels
Posted: Tue, Jun 17 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)
Legislation introduced in Congress last week by a prominent House Democrat would require the creation of a fully independent investigation board in the event of...

Weather delays next Mars rover launch
Posted: Tue, Jun 17 8:59 AM ET (1259 GMT)
Weather problems have pushed back next week's scheduled launch of NASA's second Mars Exploration Rover by a day, space agency officials announced Monday....

Three launch companies mull alliance
Posted: Sun, Jun 15 2:07 PM ET (1807 GMT)
Three companies that market commercial launch vehicles are considering creating an informal alliance that would provide mutual backup services, Space News reported late Friday. The...