China announces plans for future human spaceflight
Posted: Fri, Nov 23 8:15 PM ET (0115 GMT)
Chinese officials said this week that they will launch a human into space by 2005 and hinted at future missions to the Moon. Officials with...

News briefs: November 22
Posted: Fri, Nov 23 10:18 AM ET (1518 GMT)
The Progress-M45 unmanned cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station on Thursday. The Progress, loaded with garbage from the station, will reenter and...

British teams test rockets
Posted: Fri, Nov 23 10:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
Two British rocket development groups successfully tested small rocket systems within the last week. Starchaser Industries launched its Nova reusable rocket Thursday from a site...

News briefs: November 22
Posted: Thu, Nov 22 11:47 AM ET (1647 GMT)
TRW will lay off several hundred employees of its Space and Electronics Group because of decreased work, Space News reported Wednesday. The suspension of work...

MirCorp announces game show launch deal
Posted: Wed, Nov 21 10:21 PM ET (0321 GMT)
MirCorp said Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with Russian officials to fly winners of a forthcoming television game show into space in 2003....

Canada to launch space telescope next year
Posted: Wed, Nov 21 2:22 PM ET (1922 GMT)
The Canadian Space Agency announced Tuesday that it will launch a small space telescope on a Russian booster late next year. The Microvariability and Oscillations...

News briefs: November 20
Posted: Wed, Nov 21 9:00 AM ET (1400 GMT)
A "medically insignificant" amount of anthrax was discovered at NASA Headquarters earlier this month, according to unpublished reports. The trace amount, identified by the Centers...

News briefs: November 19
Posted: Tue, Nov 20 8:20 AM ET (1320 GMT)
Two NASA earth and space science satellites are ready for launch early next month. NASA officials said Monday that the Jason 1 and TIMED missions...

Cost and schedule issues threaten Mars rover missions
Posted: Tue, Nov 20 8:03 AM ET (1303 GMT)
Concerns about budget and schedules may force NASA to cancel one of two twin Mars rovers scheduled for launch in 2003, SPACE.com reported Monday....

News briefs: November 17-18
Posted: Mon, Nov 19 11:18 AM ET (1618 GMT)
Lockheed Martin and TRW will share a $2.7 billion contract for a next-generation military communications satellite after Boeing dropped out of the partnership...