Orbit glitch consumes propellant on new satellite
Posted: Sun, May 16 12:52 PM ET (1652 GMT)
A Japanese communications satellite launched last month has reached its final orbit but with far less propellant onboard than planned, apparently because of an unforeseen...

NASA safety center releases initial reports
Posted: Sun, May 16 12:40 PM ET (1640 GMT)
An independent safety center established by NASA partially in response to the Columbia accident last year has released its initial set of reports. NASA's...

Scientists find evidence of ancient giant crater
Posted: Fri, May 14 7:41 PM ET (2341 GMT)
Scientists announced Thursday that they have found evidence of a giant crater buried off the coast of Australia that may be linked to the extinction...

Bigelow signs contracts for Dnepr launches
Posted: Fri, May 14 10:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)
Bigelow Aerospace, an American company developing inflatable orbital habitats, has signed a contract for six launches on a Russian Dnepr booster, Russian news services reported...

SpaceShipOne performs third powered test flight
Updated: Fri, May 14 12:49 AM ET (0449 GMT)
Originally Posted: Thu, May 13 2:57 PM ET (1857 GMT)
SpaceShipOne, the suborbital RLV under development by Scaled Composites, flew its third powered test flight Thursday morning. Scaled Composites reported that the vehicle reached a...

SES switches satellite launch from Proton to Atlas
Posted: Thu, May 13 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
International Launch Services announced Wednesday that SES Americom has shifted the launch of a communications satellite from a Proton to an Atlas 5. ILS said...

China confirm Shenzhou 6 plans
Posted: Thu, May 13 8:28 AM ET (1228 GMT)
Chinese officials this week announced that the next manned Chinese space flight will take place in the fall of 2005 and will likely carry two...

Australian satellite to fly on first Soyuz from Kourou
Posted: Wed, May 12 1:50 PM ET (1750 GMT)
An Australian communications satellite will fly on the first Soyuz rocket to be launched from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, company officials announced...

New Mexico to host X Prize Cup
Posted: Wed, May 12 8:41 AM ET (1241 GMT)
The X Prize Foundation has selected New Mexico to host a competition featuring suborbital RLVs. The inaugural X Prize Cup will take place at the...

Intelsat orders Atlas 5
Posted: Tue, May 11 11:40 PM ET (0340 GMT)
Intelsat has ordered an Atlas 5 for the future launch of an unidentified satellite, an order that may be part of a bigger deal announced...