Gordon Cooper passes away
Posted: Mon, Oct 4 9:33 PM ET (0133 GMT)
Gordon Cooper, one of NASA's original Mercury 7 astronauts, passed away Monday, the space agency announced. He was 77. Cooper flew the final Mercury...

SpaceShipOne wins X Prize
Updated: Mon, Oct 4 8:01 PM ET (0001 GMT)
Originally Posted: Mon, Oct 4 1:50 PM ET (1750 GMT)
SpaceShipOne, the manned suborbital spacecraft built by Scaled Composites, captured the $10 million Ansari X Prize Monday after a trouble-free flight. SpaceShipOne deployed from...

Binnie to pilot SpaceShipOne Monday
Posted: Mon, Oct 4 9:37 AM ET (1337 GMT)
Test pilot Brian Binnie has been named to pilot SpaceShipOne on the second of its two Ansari X Prize qualifying flights Monday morning. Binnie, a...

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....