Read more aerospace stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1307/aerospace.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:56:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72754/ares-test-rocket-blasts-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNASA’s Ares I-X test rocket finally blasted off this morning, after several delays and a storm-foiled first attempt. The $445 million rocket is the first of its kind, and NASA hopes it’ll eventually replace the space shuttle and take astronauts to the moon. Originally it was supposed to lift off...http://www.newser.com/story/72754/ares-test-rocket-blasts-off.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 10:51:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67705/south-korea-launches-space-rocket.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSouth Korea's first rocket blasted off into space today following an aborted attempt last week and just months after its rival North Korea drew international ire for its own launch. A problem quickly surfaced, however, when the satellite the rocket was carrying apparently failed to enter its intended orbit. South...http://www.newser.com/story/67705/south-korea-launches-space-rocket.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 6:44:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66206/problems-sour-boeings-dream-summer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoeing was expecting to ride high on defense contracts in mid-2009 even as its 787 Dreamliner transformed air travel—but widespread problems have shadowed the firm's "dream summer," Dan Reed writes in USA Today . The Dreamliner's launch was delayed for a fifth time after structural problems were discovered, and analysts...http://www.newser.com/story/66206/problems-sour-boeings-dream-summer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 5:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45529/obama-will-face-shuttle-dilemma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica's aging space shuttle fleet will pose some tough questions for Barack Obama, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Bush administration has recommended the shuttle be mothballed by 2010. To avoid leaving a potentially crippling 5-year gap in America's manned space flight program, Obama's NASA team will need to decide...http://www.newser.com/story/45529/obama-will-face-shuttle-dilemma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Dec 2008 6:37:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44457/boeing-to-delay-launch-of-dreamliner-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWheels-up time for Boeing’s much-anticipated Dreamliner jet will likely be delayed at least another 6 months, leaving customers wondering if the aircraft will ever take to the skies, the Wall Street Journal reports. The fourth delay, attributed to the recent machinists strike, bugs in the plane’s computer software, and other...http://www.newser.com/story/44457/boeing-to-delay-launch-of-dreamliner-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Dec 2008 9:31:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41049/boeing-reaches-deal-with-striking-union.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoeing's 27,000 striking machinists could be back to work within days if they approve a deal hammered out with the help of a federal mediator late last night, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The deal will give machinists a 15% pay increase over four years and limit the amount of...http://www.newser.com/story/41049/boeing-reaches-deal-with-striking-union.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Oct 2008 3:44:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40090/time-to-ditch-the-shuttle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s past time to put the US space shuttle fleet out to pasture, according to John Logsdon, a member of the 2003 Columbia Accident Investigation Board. That panel recommended the US “replace the shuttle as soon as possible,” and Logsdon stands by that assessment, even though it comes with an...http://www.newser.com/story/40090/time-to-ditch-the-shuttle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Oct 2008 11:24:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36598/boeing-machinists-vote-to-strike-postpone-48-hours.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoeing's largest union voted overwhelmingly to strike last night, but agreed to extend the current contract 48 hours for a last-ditch effort at the bargaining table to avert a walkout. Federal mediators urged the delay, after 87% of the company's machinists voted to reject Boeing's offer for a new 3-year...http://www.newser.com/story/36598/boeing-machinists-vote-to-strike-postpone-48-hours.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Sep 2008 7:49:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35506/boeing-threatens-to-ditch-air-force-tanker-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoeing has warned the Pentagon it will pull out of the new bidding to build a fleet of air tankers unless it gets an extra four months to prepare a bid, the Wall Street Journal reports. A Boeing pullout would leave the Air Force with no competition for a $35...http://www.newser.com/story/35506/boeing-threatens-to-ditch-air-force-tanker-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 Aug 2008 4:27:55 CDT