SpaceShipOne breaks the sound barrier
Posted: Wed, Dec 17 4:00 PM ET (2100 GMT)
SpaceShipOne (SS1), the suborbital RLV being developed by Scaled Composites, broke the sound barrier on its first powered test flight Wednesday morning. SS1 was released...

Bush makes no space policy announcement at Kitty Hawk
Posted: Wed, Dec 17 12:59 PM ET (1759 GMT)
US President George W. Bush failed to announce a new national space policy or any other new direction for NASA during a speech Wednesday at...

Report: Space Adventures sells two seats on future Soyuz missions
Updated: Wed, Dec 17 10:05 AM ET (1505 GMT)
Originally Posted: Tue, Dec 16 9:42 PM ET (0242 GMT)
Space tourism company Space Adventures has sold seats on two future Soyuz flights to the International Space Station, Reuters reported late Tuesday. The report, since...

UK issues new space policy
Posted: Tue, Dec 16 2:41 PM ET (1941 GMT)
The British government has released a new three-year space strategy for the nation that focuses on developments in space sciences and technologies. The policy,...

NASA releases, revokes Sea Launch study contract
Posted: Tue, Dec 16 2:23 PM ET (1923 GMT)
NASA released an announcement for a study contract to explore the launch of a tether system by Sea Launch, only to revoke the announcement a...

Atlas launch scrubbed
Posted: Tue, Dec 16 10:55 AM ET (1555 GMT)
The launch of a military communications satellite on an Atlas 3B has been delayed two days because of a technical problem discovered Monday evening. The...

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...