Tito cautious about space tourism prospects
Posted: Tue, Jan 29 9:04 AM ET (1404 GMT)
Dennis Tito, the California businessman who became the first commercial space tourist last year, believes that space tourism will gradually increase, but has no plans...

Columbia finally rolls out to launch pad
Posted: Tue, Jan 29 8:55 AM ET (1355 GMT)
The space shuttle Columbia rolled out to the launch pad on Monday after crawler problems delayed the move for nearly a week. The shuttle left...

News briefs: January 26-27
Posted: Mon, Jan 28 9:04 AM ET (1404 GMT)
A Russian Space Forces satellite control center in the Russian Far East lost power Saturday because of a failure to pay bills. The utility company...

Lockheed Martin reports big loss, Boeing posts profit
Posted: Mon, Jan 28 8:52 AM ET (1352 GMT)
Lockheed Martin reported a $1.5 billion fourth quarter loss on Friday, mostly due to the closure of its Global Communications business, while its leading...

News briefs: January 25
Posted: Sat, Jan 26 11:23 AM ET (1623 GMT)
A former Russian cosmonaut sharply criticized his nation's plans to fly more tourists on Soyuz missions. Valentin Lebedev, who flew on two missions in...

ISS crew conducts spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Jan 26 11:05 AM ET (1605 GMT)
Two members of the International Space Station's Expedition Four crew successfully conducted the second spacewalk in as many weeks outside the station Friday. Cosmonaut...

Report: Boeing, Lockheed Martin seek EELV aid from Air Force
Posted: Fri, Jan 25 8:57 AM ET (1357 GMT)
The US Air Force is considering a proposal to provide financial aid to prop up the launch vehicle businesses at Boeing and Lockheed Martin, the...

News briefs: January 24
Posted: Fri, Jan 25 8:44 AM ET (1344 GMT)
The structural framework of the X-33 experimental vehicle will be preserved for future tests, SPACE.com reported this week. In late December the Air...

Columbia rollout delayed by crawler problem
Posted: Thu, Jan 24 12:27 PM ET (1727 GMT)
The rollout of the space shuttle Columbia was put on hold Wednesday when the giant crawler transporter that hauls the shuttle stack to the pad...

News briefs: January 23
Posted: Thu, Jan 24 10:23 AM ET (1523 GMT)
US Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) cautioned new NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe not to closely tie NASA to the Defense Department, Space News reported...