SpaceShipOne reaches space
Updated: Mon, Jun 21 4:23 PM ET (2023 GMT)
Originally Posted: Mon, Jun 21 1:26 PM ET (1726 GMT)
The suborbital RLV SpaceShipOne launched early Monday and just barely succeeded in crossing the 100-km boundary of space. SpaceShipOne separated from its White Knight...

Melvill selected to pilot SpaceShipOne
Posted: Sun, Jun 20 9:20 PM ET (0120 GMT)
Scaled Composites announced Sunday that its SpaceShipOne suborbital RLV is ready to make its historic flight into space on Monday, and announced the pilot for...

Weather delays Delta launch
Posted: Sun, Jun 20 11:46 AM ET (1546 GMT)
Stormy weather led controllers to delay the launch of a Delta 2 carrying a GPS satellite on Saturday night. The Delta 2 was scheduled to...

Mojave Airport receives spaceport license
Posted: Sat, Jun 19 1:37 PM ET (1737 GMT)
Mojave Airport in California, the takeoff and landing site for the SpaceShipOne suborbital RLV, has received a commercial spaceport license from the FAA, the airport...

NASA: some shuttle fixes behind schedule
Posted: Sat, Jun 19 12:59 PM ET (1659 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers said Friday that some planned fixes to the shuttle fleet, including a boom to inspect damage to the orbiter and the ability...

Stardust images reveal unusual surface of comet
Posted: Fri, Jun 18 9:50 PM ET (0150 GMT)
Images taken by NASA's Stardust spacecraft have revealed that the surface of the comet Wild-2 is far different than what scientists expected, with...

Alcatel, Finmeccanica to merge space operations
Posted: Fri, Jun 18 4:32 PM ET (2032 GMT)
European companies Alcatel and Finmeccanica have agreed to merge their satellite manufacturing and services units, the first sign of a long-awaited consolidation in the...

Proton launches Intelsat satellite
Posted: Thu, Jun 17 11:44 AM ET (1544 GMT)
A Russian Proton rocket successfully launched a communications satellite for Intelsat early Thursday. The Proton M booster lifted off from Baikonur at 6:27 pm...

Aldridge Commission releases report
Posted: Thu, Jun 17 11:39 AM ET (1539 GMT)
The President's Commission on Moon, Mars, and Beyond, also known as the Aldridge Commission, released its final report Wednesday, calling for significant changes to...

Spirit suffers wheel problem
Posted: Wed, Jun 16 8:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
The Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has encountered a problem with one of its six wheels, although spacecraft engineers believe the problem can be overcome. Project...