Space tourism industry federation formed
Posted: Thu, Feb 10 5:57 AM ET (1057 GMT)
A group of aerospace and space tourism companies has formed an "industry federation" that will seek to promote the industry and develop safety standards for...

Ariane 5 launch delayed
Posted: Wed, Feb 9 1:28 PM ET (1828 GMT)
The return to flight of the enhanced version of the Ariane 5 launch vehicle has been delayed 24 hours because of a technical problem. The...

Report: Next EELV contracts to come this year
Posted: Wed, Feb 9 8:37 AM ET (1337 GMT)
The Air Force will issue a new batch of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) launch contracts before the end of this fiscal year, the Wall...

ESA approves deployment of Mars Express radar boom
Posted: Tue, Feb 8 7:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)
The European Space Agency announced Tuesday that it has given its approval for the long-delayed deployment of a radar boom on its Mars Express...

ILS gets NRO launch contract
Posted: Tue, Feb 8 7:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
International Launch Services (ILS) said Monday that it had won a contract to launch a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite on an Atlas 5 booster....

Bush proposes $16.5 billion for NASA in 2006
Updated: Mon, Feb 7 1:44 PM ET (1844 GMT)
Originally Posted: Mon, Feb 7 1:43 PM ET (1843 GMT)
The Bush Administration released their fiscal year 2006 budget proposal on Monday, requesting nearly $16.5 billion for NASA while providing no funding for a...

Hot spot seen on Saturn
Posted: Sat, Feb 5 9:57 AM ET (1457 GMT)
Infrared images of Saturn taken by a terrestrial telescope have turned up an unexpected, mysterious hot spot at the planet's south pole. The images,...

Cosmonaut criticizes "safe haven" plan
Posted: Sat, Feb 5 9:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)
A Russian cosmonaut who will be a member of the next long-duration International Space Station crew said Thursday he isn't sure that the...

Report says Beagle 2 should have been canceled
Posted: Fri, Feb 4 8:40 AM ET (1340 GMT)
Beagle 2, a British-built spacecraft that was lost trying to land on Mars in late 2003, was the product of a program so poorly...

Boeing space unit reports improvement
Posted: Fri, Feb 4 8:29 AM ET (1329 GMT)
The Boeing Company's launch vehicle and satellite unit recorded a loss for the 4th quarter of 2004 as well as a full year, but...