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Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 | Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic herald's 'The Year of the Spaceship with the unveiling of the designs of SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo. Virgin Galactic today unveiled the design of its new, environmentally benign, space launch system based on the X Prize winning technology of SpaceShipOne, which successfully flew...
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Wed Jan 9th, 2008 | Voice of America

The U.S. space agency, NASA, says the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis could happen in late January or early February.
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Mon Jan 7th, 2008 | RIA Novosti

BEIJING, January 7 (RIA Novosti) - China is planning to launch its third manned spacecraft and 15 carrier rockets, and orbit 17 satellites in 2008, a senior space official said on Monday.
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Wed Dec 12th, 2007 | Lockheed Martin

Houston, TX, December 12th, 2007 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today the opening of its new space Exploration Development Laboratory in a ceremony dedicating the facility to support the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Project Orion and Constellation Program. ...
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Thu Dec 6th, 2007 | NASA

Dec. 6, 10:30 a.m. EST: During tanking, two of four LH2 Engine Cutoff (ECO) sensors failed to respond appropriately, which is a Launch Commit Violation. The requirement to proceed calls for 3 of 4. The launch was scrubbed at 9:56 a.m. EST on the recommendation of Launch Director Doug Lyons.