Dust storm could provide challenge to Mars landers
Posted: Mon, Dec 15 2:29 PM ET (1929 GMT)
A new dust storm covering a large part of Mars may make the upcoming landing of three missions more hazardous, planetary scientists report. The new...

NASA to delay X-37 test flight
Posted: Mon, Dec 15 11:53 AM ET (1653 GMT)
NASA plans to delay a planned 2006 launch of its X-37 technology demonstrator because of a lack of funding, Space News and Aviation Week...

Florida lottery nixes plan to give away ISS ride
Posted: Sat, Dec 13 3:39 PM ET (2039 GMT)
The Florida Lottery has killed a proposal to give away a trip to the International Space Station. The proposal, pitched by space tourism company Space...

NASA inspector general criticizes safety planning
Posted: Sat, Dec 13 3:29 PM ET (2029 GMT)
NASA's inspector general has criticized the agency for diverging from a key recommendation by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB). In a memo dated...

NASA planning to add sensors to shuttle wing
Posted: Fri, Dec 12 11:26 AM ET (1626 GMT)
NASA is considering adding sensors to the leading edge of the space shuttle's wings to detect impacts that caused the kind of damage that...

Russia launches navigation satellites
Posted: Thu, Dec 11 10:13 AM ET (1513 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched three navigation satellites on Wednesday. The Proton K lifted off from Baikonur at 12:42 pm EST (1742 GMT) and...

Lockheed wins military launch contract
Posted: Wed, Dec 10 11:50 AM ET (1650 GMT)
The US Air Force announced Tuesday that it has awarded a launch contract to Lockheed Martin for a single classified payload launch. The $100-million...

Report: Japan abandons plans to put Nozomi in Mars orbit
Posted: Tue, Dec 9 2:06 PM ET (1906 GMT)
The Japanese space agency JAXA had reportedly given up on efforts to put its Nozomi spacecraft into orbit around Mars because of ongoing problems with...

SpaceShipOne performs seventh glide flight
Posted: Tue, Dec 9 1:58 PM ET (1858 GMT)
SpaceShipOne (SS1), the suborbital RLV under developed by Scaled Composites, performed its seventh glide test late last week and showed signs of getting closer to...

DirecTV deal to win FCC approval
Posted: Tue, Dec 9 10:45 AM ET (1545 GMT)
A proposed acquisition of satellite television company DirecTV by News Corporation has won the approval of the majority of the commissioners of the Federal Communications...