Suit problem leads to spacewalk abort
Posted: Fri, Jun 25 11:56 AM ET (1556 GMT)
A loss of pressure in the main oxygen tank of one spacesuit forced mission controllers to abort a spacewalk outside the International Space Station only...

NASA announces reorganization
Posted: Fri, Jun 25 11:40 AM ET (1540 GMT)
NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe announced Thursday a major internal restructuring of the space agency, replacing existing enterprises with a streamlined set of directorates. Under...

Russian officials insist Olsen removed from Soyuz flight
Posted: Thu, Jun 24 1:18 PM ET (1718 GMT)
Top officials in the Russian Federal Space Agency said Thursday that American businessman and potential space tourist Gregory Olsen would not be able to fly...

NASA rescinds Kistler contract
Posted: Thu, Jun 24 1:11 PM ET (1711 GMT)
NASA has withdrawn a contract with Kistler Aerospace to purchase flight data from that company's RLV under development because the agency was expected to...

Delta launches GPS satellite
Posted: Wed, Jun 23 11:44 PM ET (0344 GMT)
A Boeing Delta 2 successfully launched a GPS navigation satellite Wednesday night after weeks of technical and weather-related delays. The Delta 2 7925 lifted...

Report: Russia rejects space tourist candidate Olsen
Posted: Wed, Jun 23 1:26 PM ET (1726 GMT)
Russian officials have rejected a bid by American businessman Gregory Olsen to fly to the International Space Station on health issues, Russian media reported Wednesday....

Air Force to consider EELV downselect
Posted: Wed, Jun 23 10:03 AM ET (1403 GMT)
The Air Force, under Congressional pressure, said this week it will study whether it is in its best interests to consolidate its Evolved Expendable Launch...

ISS spacewalk set for Thursday
Posted: Wed, Jun 23 9:52 AM ET (1352 GMT)
A spacewalk to repair a gyro on the International Space Station is now set for late Thursday, after NASA had announced earlier in the week...

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...