Space tourist Olsen begins training
Posted: Thu, Apr 15 9:58 PM ET (0158 GMT)
Gregory Olsen, the American businessman who plans to be the third commercial space tourist, started his training for his flight to the International Space Station...

Lack of moon orbiting Sedna puzzles astronomers
Posted: Wed, Apr 14 11:47 PM ET (0347 GMT)
Hubble observations of the newly-discovered planetoid Sedna have failed to turn up any evidence of a moon, leaving scientists to wonder why the distant...

British space industry growing
Posted: Wed, Apr 14 11:36 PM ET (0336 GMT)
The space industry in the United Kingdom has grown by 20 percent over the last two years, according to a report released this week by...

Mars rovers get software upgrade
Posted: Tue, Apr 13 8:21 PM ET (0021 GMT)
Mission controllers are uploading new software to the twin Mars Exploration Rovers that should help the rovers extend their mission as late as September. The...

Survey reveals NASA workers still reticent to speak up
Posted: Tue, Apr 13 8:13 PM ET (0013 GMT)
A survey of NASA employees released this week revealed that, more than a year after the Columbia accident, many employees are still concerned about speaking...

Putin calls for demilitarization of space
Posted: Tue, Apr 13 12:22 AM ET (0422 GMT)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that space should be demilitarized, but suggested no specific steps Russia would take steps towards that goal. Putin, speaking...

Next ISS crew approved
Posted: Sat, Apr 10 5:03 PM ET (2103 GMT)
NASA officials Friday officially approved the next crew to stay on the International Space Station while saying that they were considering a Russian proposal to...

NASA extends Mars rover missions
Posted: Fri, Apr 9 2:07 PM ET (1807 GMT)
As expected, NASA announced on Thursday that it has extended the missions of the twin Mars Exploration Rovers, providing funding to continue their operations as...

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...