Chinese science satellite returns to Earth
Posted: Mon, Nov 24 10:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
A Chinese science satellite launched earlier this month landed in southwestern China on Friday, returning data from experiments carried out in orbit. The FSW-18...

JAXA facing December 2 deadline to repair Nozomi
Posted: Sat, Nov 22 10:52 AM ET (1552 GMT)
Japanese engineers have just over a week to repair a damaged electrical system on the Mars-bound Nozomi spacecraft if the spacecraft is to successfully...

NASA criticizes planned ISS budget cut
Posted: Sat, Nov 22 10:39 AM ET (1539 GMT)
NASA administrator Sean O'eefe criticized Friday Congressional plans to slice $200 million from the 2004 budget for the International Space Station. O'Keefe, speaking...

SpaceShipOne completes fifth glide test
Posted: Fri, Nov 21 10:47 AM ET (1547 GMT)
SpaceShipOne (SS1), the reusable suborbital spacecraft under development by Scaled Composites, flew its fifth unpowered test flight last week. SS! Separated from White Knight, its...

EELV costs to rise
Posted: Thu, Nov 20 7:31 AM ET (1231 GMT)
The cost of the next group of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles (EELVs) the Pentagon plans to buy is expected to rise by as much as...

NASA reconstitutes safety panel
Posted: Wed, Nov 19 10:36 AM ET (1536 GMT)
NASA has appointed a new set of people to serve on an independent safety panel, replacing the previous members who resigned en masse two months...

Globalstar finds new investor
Posted: Wed, Nov 19 10:16 AM ET (1516 GMT)
A venture capital firm has agreed to acquire a majority stake in satellite communications company Globalstar after an earlier agreement to merge with rival ICO...

Russia allocates more funds to ISS
Posted: Tue, Nov 18 7:22 AM ET (1222 GMT)
The Russian government will provide additional funding to build Progress cargo spacecraft for the International Space Station. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasianov will provide the...

Gravity Probe B launch delayed
Posted: Tue, Nov 18 7:16 AM ET (1216 GMT)
The launch of a mission to test Einstein's theory of general relativity will be delayed because of a spacecraft problem, NASA announced late Monday....

Nozomi unlikely to hit Mars
Posted: Sat, Nov 15 7:48 PM ET (0048 GMT)
A Japanese spacecraft en route to Mars is unlikely to actually collide with the planet, despite earlier reports to the contrary. On Friday the Japanese...