SpaceShipOne completes first X Prize flight
Updated: Wed, Sep 29 5:03 PM ET (2103 GMT)
Originally Posted: Wed, Sep 29 2:06 PM ET (1806 GMT)
SpaceShipOne has successfully completed its first qualifying flight for the Ansari X Prize, but not without some drama as the vehicle rolled during its ascent....

Melvill to fly SpaceShipOne
Posted: Wed, Sep 29 8:45 AM ET (1245 GMT)
Mike Melvill, the pilot who flew SpaceShipOne on its historic suborbital spaceflight in June, will fly the vehicle again Wednesday morning, Ansari X Prize officials...

Russia delays ISS Soyuz launch
Posted: Tue, Sep 28 10:42 AM ET (1442 GMT)
The launch of a Soyuz spacecraft carrying a new crew for the International Space Station has been delayed because of spacecraft problems, the Russian space...

KSC weathers Hurricane Jeanne
Posted: Tue, Sep 28 9:53 AM ET (1353 GMT)
NASA's Kennedy Space Center escaped major additional damage from Hurricane Jeanne, center officials said late Monday, but the overall damage and disruptions could force...

China launches science satellite
Posted: Tue, Sep 28 9:32 AM ET (1332 GMT)
China launched what it described as a recoverable science satellite Monday morening, just two days after a similar satellite returned to Earth. A Long March...

Virgin to use SpaceShipOne technology for tourist flights
Posted: Mon, Sep 27 11:30 AM ET (1530 GMT)
Virgin Group, the conglomerate of businesses owned by billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, announced Monday that it has partnered with Mojave Aerospace Ventures to use technology...

Report: Bigelow to offer orbital space prize
Posted: Mon, Sep 27 11:12 AM ET (1512 GMT)
Robert Bigelow, owner of a company developing commercial space modules, is expected to announce as early as this week the creation of a $50-million...

Lockheed wins MUOS contract
Posted: Sun, Sep 26 11:41 AM ET (1541 GMT)
The US Navy selected a Lockheed Martin-led team Friday to build a new generation of communications satellite to serve tactical users. The contract for...

Genesis investigation continues
Posted: Sun, Sep 26 11:25 AM ET (1525 GMT)
The Genesis capsule that crashed into the Utah desert earlier this month will soon be shipped to a Colorado factory for further investigation as scientists...

Russia performs second military launch in as many days
Posted: Sat, Sep 25 10:02 AM ET (1402 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a Russian military satellite Friday evening, the second military launch in as many days. The Soyuz-U rocket lifted off from...