da Vinci gets launch license
Posted: Sun, Oct 3 5:30 PM ET (2130 GMT)
The da Vinci Project, the Canadian team that until recently was competing head-to-head with Scaled Composites for the Ansari X Prize, has received...

NASA delays shuttle return to flight
Posted: Sat, Oct 2 1:42 PM ET (1742 GMT)
Citing delays caused by a series of hurricanes, NASA announced late Friday that the first post-Columbia shuttle flight will be pushed back to no...

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...