UK to support ESA Aurora program
Posted: Sat, Oct 2 1:33 PM ET (1733 GMT)
The British government announced Friday that it will provide financial support for ESA's Aurora exploration program. After several months of contemplation, the Particle Physics...

Second SS1 X Prize flight slated for Monday
Posted: Fri, Oct 1 11:06 AM ET (1506 GMT)
The X Prize announced late Thursday that the second of two qualifying flights by SpaceShipOne has been scheduled for Monday morning, October 4. SpaceShipOne flew...

ORBIMAGE wins NextView contract
Posted: Thu, Sep 30 9:05 PM ET (0105 GMT)
The National Geospatial-Intelligence agency (NGA) announced Thursday that it has selected ORBIMAGE to build a next-generation commercial remote sensing satellite to serve government...

Soyuz ISS launch planned for October 14
Posted: Thu, Sep 30 9:35 AM ET (1335 GMT)
The Russian space agency has tentatively rescheduled the launch of a Soyuz spacecraft to the ISS for October 14, officials said Wednesday. The launch, previously...

SpaceShipOne completes first X Prize flight
Updated: Wed, Sep 29 5:03 PM ET (2103 GMT)
Originally Posted: Wed, Sep 29 2:06 PM ET (1806 GMT)
SpaceShipOne has successfully completed its first qualifying flight for the Ansari X Prize, but not without some drama as the vehicle rolled during its ascent....

Melvill to fly SpaceShipOne
Posted: Wed, Sep 29 8:45 AM ET (1245 GMT)
Mike Melvill, the pilot who flew SpaceShipOne on its historic suborbital spaceflight in June, will fly the vehicle again Wednesday morning, Ansari X Prize officials...

Russia delays ISS Soyuz launch
Posted: Tue, Sep 28 10:42 AM ET (1442 GMT)
The launch of a Soyuz spacecraft carrying a new crew for the International Space Station has been delayed because of spacecraft problems, the Russian space...

KSC weathers Hurricane Jeanne
Posted: Tue, Sep 28 9:53 AM ET (1353 GMT)
NASA's Kennedy Space Center escaped major additional damage from Hurricane Jeanne, center officials said late Monday, but the overall damage and disruptions could force...

China launches science satellite
Posted: Tue, Sep 28 9:32 AM ET (1332 GMT)
China launched what it described as a recoverable science satellite Monday morening, just two days after a similar satellite returned to Earth. A Long March...

Virgin to use SpaceShipOne technology for tourist flights
Posted: Mon, Sep 27 11:30 AM ET (1530 GMT)
Virgin Group, the conglomerate of businesses owned by billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, announced Monday that it has partnered with Mojave Aerospace Ventures to use technology...