Senate approves HR 5382
Posted: Thu, Dec 9 8:22 AM ET (1322 GMT)
In the final hours of the 108th Congress, the US Senate approved legislation designed to improve the regulatory environment for commercial spaceflight, including space tourism....

Panel recommends shuttle Hubble servicing mission
Posted: Thu, Dec 9 8:13 AM ET (1313 GMT)
A National Academy of Sciences panel announced Wednesday that a shuttle, and not robotic, servicing mission is the only way to successfully repair the Hubble...

Japan to resume H-2A launches next year
Posted: Thu, Dec 9 8:02 AM ET (1302 GMT)
Japan will launch its first H-2A rocket since a November 2003 accident early next year, Japanese space agency officials said Wednesday. The H-2A...

Delta 4 Heavy ready for first flight
Posted: Wed, Dec 8 8:40 AM ET (1340 GMT)
A Delta 4 Heavy, the heavy-lift version of Boeing's EELV, is on schedule for its inaugural launch Friday afternoon. The Delta 4 Heavy...

Study critical of robotic Hubble repair
Posted: Tue, Dec 7 8:20 AM ET (1320 GMT)
An independent study of alternatives to repairing the Hubble Space Telescope is expected to conclude that a NASA initiative to develop a robotic repair mission...

Shuttle return to flight on track
Posted: Tue, Dec 7 8:09 AM ET (1309 GMT)
Plans to return the space shuttle to flight in May of 2005 are on schedule despite difficulties developing in-flight shuttle tile repairs, NASA managers...

SkyTerra to acquire half of HNS
Posted: Tue, Dec 7 7:14 AM ET (1214 GMT)
The DirecTV group will self half of Hughes Network Systems (HNS) to SkyTerra Communications, a venture backed by a private-equity firm, the companies announced...

John Young to retire
Posted: Mon, Dec 6 8:44 AM ET (1344 GMT)
Veteran astronaut John Young, who walked on the Moon and commanded the first space shuttle mission, will retire from NASA this month. Young joined NASA...

India and Russia to cooperate on GLONASS
Posted: Sun, Dec 5 1:47 PM ET (1847 GMT)
India will help Russia replenish its constellation of GLONASS navigation satellites, including launching some satellites on Indian vehicles, officials of the two countries announced this...

NASA, CNSA leaders meet
Posted: Sun, Dec 5 1:28 PM ET (1828 GMT)
The administrator of NASA and his Chinese counterpart met formally for the first time last week in talks that could be the prelude for closer...