ISS crew preps for spacewalk
Posted: Thu, Jul 29 1:56 PM ET (1756 GMT)
The two crewmembers on the International Space Station said Wednesday they're ready to perform a spacewalk next week that will help get the station...

Boeing space unit records loss
Posted: Wed, Jul 28 7:49 PM ET (2349 GMT)
The division of The Boeing Company that handles launch vehicles and satellites reported a loss in its fiscal second quarter, although company officials remained optimistic...

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...