Upgraded Soyuz to launch in October
Posted: Fri, Apr 9 1:54 PM ET (1754 GMT)
An upgraded version of Russia's Soyuz launch vehicle is scheduled to lift off for the first time in mid-October, Russian officials said this...

SpaceShipOne performs second powered flight
Posted: Thu, Apr 8 4:00 PM ET (2000 GMT)
SpaceShipOne, the reusable suborbital spacecraft being developed by Scaled Composites, made its second powered flight early Thursday, flying twice the speed of sound. According to...

Gravity Probe B launch delayed
Posted: Thu, Apr 8 3:50 PM ET (1950 GMT)
NASA has delayed the launch of the Gravity Probe B science mission two days because of ground equipment problems at the launch site. The spacecraft...

FAA issues launch license for SpaceShipOne
Posted: Wed, Apr 7 9:34 PM ET (0134 GMT)
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a launch license for Scaled Composite's SpaceShipOne, the first license ever issued for a manned reusable suborbital...

GAO finds flaws in NASA accounting
Posted: Wed, Apr 7 9:24 PM ET (0124 GMT)
A report issued Tuesday by the General Accounting Office concluded that NASA has failed to properly account for money spent on the shuttle and International...

Russian policy may limit commercial launches of military spacecraft
Posted: Tue, Apr 6 9:27 PM ET (0127 GMT)
A Russian policy that forbids the launch of foreign military satellites on Russian vehicles could make it more difficult to commercially launch some military spacecraft,...

Ventilation fan may be source of ISS noise
Posted: Tue, Apr 6 9:13 PM ET (0113 GMT)
A ventilation fan may be the source of a loud noise heard on the station last week as well as late last year, the Russian...

Report: Air Force to lift Boeing ban soon
Posted: Mon, Apr 5 8:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
The Air Force is expected to lift a launch vehicle contracting ban against Boeing within the next few weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday....

Russia, France to cooperate on space projects
Posted: Sun, Apr 4 1:24 PM ET (1724 GMT)
Russia and France will cooperate on unspecified space projects that could include a space tracking system, the leaders of the two countries said Saturday. During...

SpaceDev wins contract for military microsats
Posted: Sat, Apr 3 12:56 PM ET (1756 GMT)
SpaceDev announced Thursday that it has won a contract from the Missile Defense Agency to develop experimental microsatellites. The four-phase five-year contract, valued...