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House Panel Second Guesses NASA's Zero-G Contract AwardCongressional investigators are looking into NASA's deal to buy Zero G flights.> Read More DARPA Works to Perfect Self-Forging, High-Velocity 'Spears'MAHEM is a new DARPA project, but familiar to science fiction fans.> Read More TGV Gets Serious with Suborbital Reusable Rocket DesignAfter a decade, TGV Rockets has moved to serious design work.> Read More VIDEO: XCOR — Flight of the LynxAnimation: sub-orbital mission of XCOR's tourist vehicle. Credit: XCOR> Read More Universal Translator May Be Possible Could all languages have a universal structure? > Read More Sikorsky's X2: Developing a Faster Helicopter If Sikorsky's X2 Technology Demonstrator is successful, helicopters will soon be able to fly much faster. > Read More Electric Sail Prototype to Ride the Solar Wind A solar sail could start space tests in three years. > Read More Lockheed Test Flies Space Plane Prototype Lockheed Martin has tested a space plane prototype from Spaceport America. > Read More Testing of NASA's LCROSS Begins Ahead of Schedule The lunar-crashing payload entered testing a month ahead of schedule. > Read More Largest Telescope Would Be Out of this World A lunar telescope could peer into the "dark ages" of the universe. > Read More Student Artists Wanted for Space Tourist Emblem A student art contest is on to build a space tourist patch. > Read More Fly Me to the Moon ... Forever The general public may soon have the chance to rest in peace on the moon. > Read More Robotic Lunar Base With Legs Changes Everything This ATHLETE could play an essential role in new lunar bases. > Read More Space Tourist Sets Sights on Orbital Lessons Space tourist-in-training Richard Garriott hopes to hold class in orbit. > Read More XCOR Unveils New Suborbital Rocketship Xcor Aerospace to unveil plans for new suborbital spaceship called the Lynx. > Read More Swedish Authorities Look to Ease Way for Virgin Galactic Sweden is seeking ways to ease the path for Virgin Galactic. > Read More Next Space Tourist Takes Break from Spaceflight Training Space tourist Richard Garriott is taking a breather from spaceflight training. > Read More NASA Awards Launch Services Contract to SpaceX NASA awarded a launch services contract to private spaceflight firm SpaceX. > Read More Wanted: Student Experiment for Space Tourist's Trek The next space tourist is needs science help from UK students. > Read More Transatlantic Flights Becoming Greener by 2010 A way to change cruise altitude while flying over oceans soon will help jets save fuel on transatlantic flights. > Read More NASA's Chariot: Not Your Father's Lunar Rover NASA's Chariot is a lunar truck prototype for the future US lunar outpost. > Read More Rocket Racing League Sets Date for Exhibition Race The date of the first Rocket Racing League race has been set. > Read More 'Thrillionaire' Signs on as Backup Space Tourist An Australian entrepreneur will backup the next space tourist. > Read More DARPA's Vulture Aircraft To Function Like Satellite DARPA's Vulture intended to fly for periods of up to five years unattended. > Read More Generation Y Urges NASA to Give New Exploration Missions More Interactivity NASA's long-term exploration strategy requires support from Generation Y > Read More MoonLITE Project To Have 'Mole' Penetrators MoonLITE is a proposed collaboration by the British government and NASA. > Read More A Taste of Space on Earth: Pilots, Passengers Train for Spaceliner Flights Future space passengers experience the rigors of suborbital spaceflight. > Read More Georgia-Led Team Wins Cash for Space Rock Tracking Plan A Georgia-based team won $25,000 for asteroid-tracking mission. > Read More Private Race to the Moon Takes Off Google and the X PRIZE Foundation unveil a new partnership, new teams and more prize money. > Read More Space War: Satellite 'Kill' Would Prove U.S. Capability Intercept of failing satellite could give new edge to U.S. missile defense. > Read More Eutelsat Eyes Leasing Ka-Band Capacity for Tooway System Eutelsat is looking for Ka-band capacity over Europe to meet demand. > Read More Underwater Robot Helps NASA Explore Europa ENDURANCE robot probe will explore the underwater environment of Europa. > Read More Space Tourism Insurance to Be Expensive Space tourism will face high hurdles from the insurance business. > Read More Spaceship Builder to Appeal Calif. Fines Scaled Composites is appealing fines spurred by a fatal blast. > Read More Space Magnetism May Hold Secret to Fusion Power Discoveries about magnetic reconnection in space could unlock fusion power. > Read More Governments Skittish on European Manned Space Program European governments remain uncertain about a manned spaceflight program. > Read More Major Milestones Ahead for New Mexico Spaceport New Mexico's Spaceport America must conquer some challenging milestones. > Read More Bigelow Aerospace Wants Atlas 5 Rockets for New Space Station Bigelow Aerospace hopes to use Atlas 5 rockets to launch a space station. > Read More Blast Investigation Delays Rocket Engine Work for SpaceShipTwo SpaceShipTwo's rocket engine delayed by explosion investigation. > Read More Virgin Galactic Unveils Suborbital Spaceliner Design Virgin Galactic unveiled a sleek spaceship and novel carrier for new spaceliner. > Read More Next Space Tourist Begins Training for Spaceflight U.S. space tourist Richard Garriott has begun training for spaceflight. > Read More Report Cites Rocketship Builder in Explosion Inquiry Inspectors cite Scaled Composites in connection with a July 26 explosion. > Read More NASA Picks Finalists for Space Station Resupply Demonstrations NASA reportedly picked four finalists for space station cargo flights. > Read More Space Station Modules Proposed by UK Scientists New space station modules could give the British access to the space club. > Read More VIDEO: 2007 X Prize Cup Highlights A music montage of key events at the 2007 X Prize Cup in New Mexico. Credit: X Prize Cup. > Read More Russians Plan New Space Platform The Russian space agency intends to develop a space platform. > Read More NASA Buys Microgravity Flights From Zero-G NASA awarded a contract for weightless flights to the private firm Zero-G. > Read More Gantry Delay Pushes Back 1st Soyuz Flight from Guiana The initial Soyuz launch from Guiana spaceport will likely slip to 2009. > Read More Stepping Forward: The Year in Spaceflight It's been a busy year for spaceflight in the U.S. and around the world. > Read More International Robotic Rivalry in Space Robotic space exploration has become an international endeavor. > Read More Boeing Marks 50th Anniversary of 707's First Flight The 707 was the first in a long line of successful Boeing jet transports. > Read More From Supersonic to Hover: How the F-35 Flies The F-35B's propulsion system is a major feat of engineering technology. > Read More Conflict Delays NASA's Mars Scout Launch to 2013 Conflicts of interest have delayed the launch of a NASA Mars prove to 2013. > Read More Prototype Moon Lander Takes Test Flight Lunar lander prototype successfully tests hybrid rocket motors. > Read More Private Firm Launches Test Shot From Spaceport America Private company launches a rocket from New Mexico's Spaceport America. > Read More NASA Chief: Space Agency Will Abide by New COTS Restrictions NASA chief Mike Griffin said his agency will abide by COTS program restrictions. > Read More Water vs. Land: NASA Weighs Landing Options for Orion Spacecraft NASA is mulling whether its shuttle successor will land on water or dry land. > Read More Omnibus Bill Puts the Brakes on NASA COTS Competition A new bill could delay NASA's space station resupply service selection. > Read More Congressman Unveils Plan to Delay Space Shuttle Retirement Rep. Dave Weldon has unveiled a plan to keep NASA shuttles flying beyond 2010. > Read More Public Sees Vertical-Landing F-35B for First Time Lockheed Martin rolls out short-takeoff, vertical landing F-35B Lightning II. > Read More New System Makes Bad-Weather Flying Easier for Pilots So useful is WAAS that other countries are developing similar systems. > Read More NASA Names Next Generation Moon Lander 'Altair' NASA has named its next generation lunar lander the Altair. > Read More NASA's Lunar Orbiter Mission Could Slip The margin for error is narrowing for NASA's new lunar orbiter. > Read More NASA Taps Boeing to Build Avionics for New Rocket Boeing won NASA's avionics contract to build a critical system for its Ares I rockets. > Read More Astronaut's Son Ready To Fulfill Lifelong Dream Space tourist-to-be Richard Garriott always assumed that he would fly in space. > Read More Space Systems/Loral Proposes Bus for NASA's Cargo Needs Space Systems/Loral hopes NASA will try a novel way to deliver ISS cargo. > Read More Private Spaceflight Firm Takes Aims at NASA Cargo Flights The firm PlanetSpace hopes to offer cargo delivery for NASA space station flights. > Read More Private Company Accepts Google Lunar X Prize Challenge The first team vying for the Google Lunar X Prize will unveil its entry. > Read More NASA Develops Super-Accurate Nav System for Scientific Plane Systems lets imaging-radar aircraft repeat same flight path within 15 feet. > Read More Space Entrepreneurs Wait for that 'Netscape Moment' From a new array of space-enabled technologies to the emerging commercial market for passenger space travel, the commercialization of next-generation space enterprises appears to be well under way. But a "killer app" is needed to help the industry break through bureaucracy and technological hurdles. > Read More What Space Telescopes of Tomorrow Will See Future space telescopes to rely on new ideas to seek out the unknown. > Read More Ticket for New Space Tourism Experience for Sale A new space tourism experience is up for sale: backup space tourist. > Read More Tomorrow's Space Telescopes: Bigger and Better Engineers designing better, affordable spacecraft technologies despite tight budgets. > Read More Future Mars Craft Inspires High-Tech Spy Plane DARPA's Rapid Eye will be an unmanned plane used to fly over disasters. > Read More DARPA Readies Demonstration of Radically New In-Space Propulsion Small satellites could get a novel propulsion system developed by DARPA. > Read More Lunar Lander Challenge Ends in Fire, Disappointment Armadillo Aerospace left this year's X Prize Cup empty-handed. > Read More Armadillo Aerospace Sets Its Sights on the Lunar Lander Challenge Prize HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico – Weather and rocketry are in synch for the Armadillo Aerospace team to launch quick turnaround vertical takeoff and landing vehicles in the quest to win Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge money. > Read More VIDEO: Holloman AFB: October 2007 Preview the excitement of the Wirefly X Prize Cup at New Mexico's Holloman Air Force Base. > Read More The Free-Fall Collection: First Commercial Spacesuit Debuts at X Prize Cup Orbital Outfitters strutted out the world’s first commercial spacesuit here at the X Prize Cup festivities – their approach to solving the engineering, safety and marketing appeal of an emergency crew suit. > Read More Armadillo Fails In First Day Attempt at Lunar Lander Challenge HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico – Heartbreakingly close. That’s all you can say regarding the failure today for the Armadillo Aerospace team in their bid to win prize money in the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. > Read More The X Prize Cup Executive Summit Connects Adventurers with Venture Capitalists HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – On the eve of the X Prize Cup, executives from companies big and small and a mix of senior government officials gathered here to network and hash out the opportunities and challenges confronting the personal space flight industry and other such “new spaceâ€� ventures. > Read More Rocketplane Global Overhauls Suborbital Craft Rocketplane Global announced a facelift for its first XP Spaceplane. > Read More Three More Teams Enter the Rocket Racing League The Rocket Racing League announced today that three new teams have entered the fray. > Read More The Sensation of Space Travel: Ride and Share Moments Spaceflyers spoke at the 2007 Int'l. Symposium for Personal Spaceflight. > Read More Robotic Prospector Under Development at Carnegie Mellon A prototype lunar prospecting robot has been developed at Carnegie Mellon. > Read More Personal Spaceflight: The Business Case for 'New Space' Experts prognosticated at the Int'l. Symposium for Personal Spaceflight. > Read More Liftoff for New Mexico Rocket Festival! X Prize Cup and Holloman Air Force Base are producing an Air & Space Expo. > Read More Entrepreneurs Envision a Sea Change in Commercial Space Entrepreneurs will reshape the commercial space industry in years ahead. > Read More Rocketplane Kistler Appeals NASA Decision to Terminate COTS Agreement Rocketplane Kistler (RpK) is not going down without a fight. > Read More Europe Launches New Aviation Research Program New EU initiative aims to make air transport greener, safer and more secure. > Read More Lunar Lander Teams Throttle Up for Cash Rocketeers are throttling up for the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. > Read More NASA's New Spacecraft Air Leak Sensor A prototype air leak sensor is ready for installation on a NASA spacecraft. > Read More Taking the Pulse of Personal Spaceflight A symposium looks at commercial spaceflight at the Wirefly X Prize Cup. > Read More New Material Could Revolutionize Aircraft Maintenance CentrAl material is fatigue-resistant, damage-tolerant and lightweight. > Read More Report Urges U.S. to Pursue Space-Based Solar Power A new report urges the U.S. to lead in developing space-based solar power. > Read More Scientists Design New Space Currency The Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination is the new space money. > Read More Orion Emergency Egress System: Roller Coaster For Astronauts NASA may use a 'roller coaster' to evacuate astronauts from the Orion. > Read More Air and Space Expo: A Sightseer's Paradise The latest in aviation & rocketry will fill the Holloman Air & Space Expo. > Read More Forward Thinking: Spaceflight Technology's Next 50 Years Sputnik anniversary marks practical outlook for spaceflight technologies. > Read More MIT Spins New Tether For Walking on Asteroids MIT researchers have devised a tether to help astronauts walk across asteroids. > Read More Carnegie Mellon Sets Sights on Google's Lunar X Prize Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute hopes to snag $20 million in the Google Lunar X Prize. > Read More Hypersonic Jets Prepare to Soar Jet-fueled hypersonic vehicles could become a reality before 2020. > Read More Bigelow Space Modules: Sky High Plans Face Transportation Concerns Bigelow Aerospace faces significant challenges to launch its orbital Sundancer modules into space. > Read More Former Astronaut's Son Signs on as Next Space Tourist A retired NASA astronaut's son has signed on for a multimillion-dollar space tourist trek. > Read More Holloman Air Force Base: Making Air and Space History Holloman Air Force Base has been involved with space for decades. > Read More SpaceDev: Focus on Core Space Technologies California-based spaceflight firm SpaceDev is focusing on core technologies. > Read More Rockets to Roar at