da Vinci delays X Prize launch
Posted: Fri, Sep 24 2:36 PM ET (1836 GMT)
The da Vinci Project, a Canadian entrant in the Ansari X Prize competition, has delayed a planned October 2 launch of its Wild Fire spacecraft,...

KSC prepares for another hurricane
Posted: Fri, Sep 24 2:25 PM ET (1825 GMT)
NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) closed Friday for all but essential personnel as Hurricane Jeanne threatened to strike the spaceport this weekend. KSC went...

Russia launches two military satellites
Posted: Thu, Sep 23 8:26 PM ET (0026 GMT)
A Kosmos-3M booster successfully launched a pair of small Russian military satellites Thursday evening. The Kosmos booster lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in...

Sea Launch to launch Galaxy 16
Posted: Thu, Sep 23 10:30 AM ET (1430 GMT)
The multinational Sea Launch venture has won a contract to launch PanAmSat's Galaxy 16 spacecraft, Boeing announced Wednesday. A Sea Launch Zenit 3SL will...

Soyuz ISS launch rescheduled for October 11
Posted: Wed, Sep 22 1:56 PM ET (1756 GMT)
Russian space agency officials said Wednesday that the launch of a Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station has been rescheduled for October 11, two...

Senate increases NASA funding
Posted: Wed, Sep 22 10:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)
The Senate Appropriations Committee used a somewhat controversial technique Tuesday to increase NASA's fiscal year 2005 budget by $200 million over what President Bush...

NASA extends Mars rover mission
Posted: Wed, Sep 22 8:48 AM ET (1248 GMT)
The missions of the twin Mars Exploration Rovers have been extended again, this time for six months, NASA officials announced Tuesday. Spirit and Opportunity, which...

Northrop wins JIMO study contract
Posted: Tue, Sep 21 8:58 PM ET (0058 GMT)
NASA announced Monday that it has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to begin design work for a nuclear-powered mission to Jupiter. The four-year, $...

SpaceDev announces suborbital vehicle plans
Posted: Tue, Sep 21 10:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)
SpaceDev, the company providing the propulsion system for the leading X Prize competitor, announced Monday that it planned to pursue development of its own manned...

Mars Express links water and methane
Posted: Tue, Sep 21 8:58 AM ET (1258 GMT)
Scientists announced Monday that they have linked traces of methane in the Martian atmosphere with concentrations of ice beneath the Martian surface, raising the possibility...