SpaceShipOne completes fifth glide test
Posted: Fri, Nov 21 10:47 AM ET (1547 GMT)
SpaceShipOne (SS1), the reusable suborbital spacecraft under development by Scaled Composites, flew its fifth unpowered test flight last week. SS! Separated from White Knight, its...

EELV costs to rise
Posted: Thu, Nov 20 7:31 AM ET (1231 GMT)
The cost of the next group of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles (EELVs) the Pentagon plans to buy is expected to rise by as much as...

NASA reconstitutes safety panel
Posted: Wed, Nov 19 10:36 AM ET (1536 GMT)
NASA has appointed a new set of people to serve on an independent safety panel, replacing the previous members who resigned en masse two months...

Globalstar finds new investor
Posted: Wed, Nov 19 10:16 AM ET (1516 GMT)
A venture capital firm has agreed to acquire a majority stake in satellite communications company Globalstar after an earlier agreement to merge with rival ICO...

Russia allocates more funds to ISS
Posted: Tue, Nov 18 7:22 AM ET (1222 GMT)
The Russian government will provide additional funding to build Progress cargo spacecraft for the International Space Station. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasianov will provide the...

Gravity Probe B launch delayed
Posted: Tue, Nov 18 7:16 AM ET (1216 GMT)
The launch of a mission to test Einstein's theory of general relativity will be delayed because of a spacecraft problem, NASA announced late Monday....

Nozomi unlikely to hit Mars
Posted: Sat, Nov 15 7:48 PM ET (0048 GMT)
A Japanese spacecraft en route to Mars is unlikely to actually collide with the planet, despite earlier reports to the contrary. On Friday the Japanese...

NASA names former shuttle official safety center manager
Posted: Sat, Nov 15 7:30 PM ET (0030 GMT)
NASA has selected a former space shuttle official as the manager of a new safety office, a move that has generated a degree of controversy....

China launches communications satellite
Posted: Fri, Nov 14 7:24 PM ET (0024 GMT)
A Long March booster successfully launched a Chinese communications satellite early Saturday, Chinese media reported. The Long March 3A booster lifted off from the Xichang...

Images suggest ancient Mars rivers were not short-lived
Posted: Fri, Nov 14 8:29 AM ET (1329 GMT)
Images of what appear to be alluvial fans of debris on the surface of Mars have led some planetary scientists to conclude that ancient Mars...