Rockot launches Japanese satellite
Posted: Fri, Oct 31 12:52 AM ET (0552 GMT)
A Rockot booster successfully launched a Japanese technology satellite Thursday after a one-day delay. The Rockot, a converted SS-19 missile, lifted off from...

Solar storms continue
Posted: Thu, Oct 30 7:48 AM ET (1248 GMT)
A major solar storm passed by the Earth early Wednesday with only minor effects, but another storm is expected to reach the Earth Thursday. The...

Report: Bush may announce new space policy in December
Posted: Thu, Oct 30 7:36 AM ET (1236 GMT)
President Bush may announce a new space policy, featuring an emphasis on a return to the Moon, in December, according to one published report. SpaceRef....

Lockheed reports increased space systems revenue
Posted: Thu, Oct 30 7:28 AM ET (1228 GMT)
Lockheed Martin reported this week an increase in revenue and profits for its Space Systems division in the third quarter thanks to increased satellite work....

Weather delays Rockot launch
Posted: Wed, Oct 29 6:24 PM ET (2324 GMT)
High winds forced the postponement Wednesday of the Rockot launch of a Japanese technology satellite. The Rockot, a converted SS-19 missile, was scheduled to...

Major solar storm to reach Earth Wednesday
Posted: Wed, Oct 29 7:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
One of the biggest solar flares ever recorded erupted on the Sun Tuesday, triggering a potentially huge solar storm scheduled to reach the Earth Wednesday....

Congressmen ask NASA to put OSP on hold
Posted: Tue, Oct 28 2:37 PM ET (1937 GMT)
Two leading members of Congress have asked NASA to stop further work on the Orbital Space Plane (OSP) program until the nation's space policy...

Soyuz lands safely
Posted: Tue, Oct 28 2:22 PM ET (1922 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts safely landed in Kazakhstan late Monday although not without an apparent problem during undocking from the International Space Station....

SpaceShipOne completes fourth drop test
Posted: Mon, Oct 27 6:51 PM ET (2351 GMT)
SpaceShipOne (SS1), a suborbital RLV being developed by Scaled Composites, successfully completed its fourth unpowered drop test earlier this month, correcting a problem noticed in...

ICO purchase of Globalstar could fall through
Posted: Mon, Oct 27 6:42 PM ET (2342 GMT)
Satellite communications company Globalstar said Monday that it has received permission to reopen talks with other potential investors after an earlier agreement with rival ICO...