Shenzhou 5 launch expected on October 15
Posted: Wed, Oct 8 10:16 AM ET (1416 GMT)
October 15 has emerged as the most likely date that China will launch its first manned spacecraft, according to Chinese media reports Wednesday. According to...

ICESat resumes operations
Posted: Wed, Oct 8 10:08 AM ET (1408 GMT)
NASA announced this week that its Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) has resumed operations using a second laser after an initial laser failed...

CNES awards Pleiades satellite contracts
Posted: Tue, Oct 7 2:08 PM ET (1808 GMT)
The French space agency CNES announced late last week that it has awarded contracts to the two major European satellite manufacturers for a new series...

Former ASAP members criticize shuttle funding
Posted: Mon, Oct 6 1:37 PM ET (1737 GMT)
A dozen former members of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), including three who resigned last month, said Friday that NASA, Congress, and the White...

Progress reenters after free-flying mission
Posted: Sun, Oct 5 10:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
A Progress spacecraft that undocked from the International Space Station last month reentered on Friday after completing an extended free-flyer mission. Progress M1-10...

Shuttle return to flight delayed to September 2004
Posted: Sat, Oct 4 9:59 AM ET (1359 GMT)
NASA officials confirmed Friday that they have delayed the launch of Atlantis on the first post-Columbia mission until at least September 2004. Atlantis is...

Congress seeks to block Inmarsat sale
Posted: Fri, Oct 3 2:35 PM ET (1835 GMT)
Members of Congress are asking the US Treasury Department to delay a proposed sale of satellite operator Inmarsat to a pair of UK private equity...

Orbital wins Minotaur launch order
Posted: Fri, Oct 3 10:17 AM ET (1417 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation announced Thursday that it has received an order from the US Air Force for a Minotaur launch vehicle. The $11-million order...

NASA may delay next shuttle flight
Posted: Fri, Oct 3 10:08 AM ET (1408 GMT)
The launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on the first post-Columbia shuttle flight could be delayed again, until next fall, to reinspect part of...

Shuttle oversight legislation introduced
Posted: Fri, Oct 3 10:00 AM ET (1400 GMT)
A leading member of Congress introduced a bill earlier this week that, if passed, would create an independent committee to oversee NASA. The Space Shuttle...