Scaled announces X Prize flight plans
Posted: Tue, Jul 27 8:07 PM ET (0007 GMT)
SpaceShipOne, the suborbital RLV developed by Scaled Composites, will make the first of its two qualifying Ansari X Prize flights on September 29, prize organizers...

Lockheed reports second quarter profit
Posted: Tue, Jul 27 2:11 PM ET (1811 GMT)
Lockheed Martin's space division reported Tuesday a profit in its fiscal second quarter because of improved performance in its satellite and launch vehicle programs....

China launches space science satellite
Posted: Mon, Jul 26 1:32 PM ET (1732 GMT)
A Chinese Long March booster successfully launched the second in a pair of space science satellites as part of a joint program with Europe. The...

White House threatens to veto NASA budget
Posted: Sat, Jul 24 3:17 PM ET (1917 GMT)
Senior White House officials have threatened to recommend to President Bush that he veto a budget bill that includes NASA unless cuts made in the...

ISS partners agree to expand station crews
Posted: Sat, Jul 24 2:55 PM ET (1855 GMT)
Representatives of the five major International Space Station (ISS) partners agreed Friday on a plan that would allow the station to host crews as large...

House committee approves NASA budget cuts
Posted: Fri, Jul 23 1:43 PM ET (1743 GMT)
The full House Appropriations Committee approved a budget bill Thursday that would cut more than $1 billion from NASA's proposed 2005 budget. The committee...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Fri, Jul 23 8:44 AM ET (1244 GMT)
A Kosmos rocket launched a military satellite Thursday night, according to Russian military reports. The Kosmos-3M booster lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in...

US government considering EELV downselect
Posted: Thu, Jul 22 11:18 PM ET (0318 GMT)
A proposed new federal policy would require the military to select only one of the two existing major launch vehicle providers to continue supporting by...

Russian millionaire considered for Soyuz flight
Posted: Thu, Jul 22 11:12 PM ET (0312 GMT)
A Russian millionaire may fly on a Soyuz taxi flight to the ISS this fall as a space tourist, although Russian officials have not decided...

X Prize announcement planned next week
Posted: Wed, Jul 21 1:21 PM ET (1721 GMT)
The X Prize Foundation, which administers the $10-million Ansari X Prize, is planning a press conference next week where one or more competing teams...