Britain: Astronaut Flight Reconsidered
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Science Minister Ian Pearson said it was time to reconsider Britainâs 1986 decision not to invest in an astronaut space program.
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A New York-bound British Airways plane was forced to change course over the Atlantic and head back to London after US authorities said they would not allow one of its passengers to land, the airline said.
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Britain is rethinking its decision to stay out of the manned space race, the country's science minister said Thursday as the government outlined plans to build an international space research facility.
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LONDON  -- Thousands of British Airways passengers  sought reassurance from the airline on Thursday after police  investigating the death of former Russian spy Alexander  Litvinenko found traces of radiation on two aircraft.
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Orbital gravy train off the rails The British government has responded to MPs' concerns regarding the ongoing Galileo Euro sat nav programme. In the view of Her Majesty's ministers the scheme can't be stopped, so there isn't much point arguing about it.â¦
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A day after two Russian airliners fell from the sky, confusion over what happened reflected a country torn between skepticism and concern.
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The UK-led Beagle 2 team maintains its Mars lander was probably lost because of unexpected atmospheric conditions during entry.
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SEC to investigate as space cadets return to earth
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Arianespace chief Jean-Yves Le Gall explains the significance of the return to flight of Europe's  Ariane 5-ECA rocket.
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Even as NASA marks the second anniversary of the Columbia accident, and the tragic loss of seven astronauts returning home after a successful flight, agency officials and astronauts are looking&nbsp;toward&nbsp;a return to space shuttle flights.
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By RON MOORE  A SALTIRE that has flown above the Scottish Parliament is to be taken into space by Nasa.   Astronaut Nick Patrick, whose mum is from Skye, will take the flag on his maiden space shuttle mission in December.
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Retro Report May, 1991 - The first Briton into space blasted off yesterday - straight into the record books.   Helen Sharman, 27, was not only the first Briton in space, but also the first woman on a Soviet space mission since the 1984 voyage of Svetlana Savistskaya.
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SPACE.com / CAPE  CANAVERAL, Fla. - When the space shuttle Atlantis landed on Thursday, you can bet former astronaut Tom Jones was watching.
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CAPE CANAVERAL -- NASA does not conduct psychological evaluations of its astronauts but will reconsider that policy following the apparent meltdown of Lisa Nowak, charged with attempted murder in Florida, agency officials said Wednesday.
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Sir Richard Branson has kick-started a new space race, with plans to start tourist trips to the edge of the atmosphere. But are we ready for holidays at the final frontier?
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Atlantis returns to Earth after spacewalks and concerns of debris hitting the spacecraft
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KOROLYOV, Russia -- A U.S. astronaut and his Ru