Commission recommends creation of "space imperative"
Posted: Tue, Nov 19 10:36 AM ET (1536 GMT)
The final report of a government commission recommends that the US create a "space imperative" to bolster the nation's aerospace industry. The report by...

Delta 4 cleared for Tuesday launch
Posted: Tue, Nov 19 8:46 AM ET (1346 GMT)
Boeing announced late Monday that they plan to move ahead with plans to launch the inaugural Delta 4 rocket on Tuesday evening. The launch, previously...

Shuttle inches closer to Friday launch
Posted: Tue, Nov 19 8:32 AM ET (1332 GMT)
NASA plans to restart the countdown for the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour late Tuesday night even though no final decision has been made...

Astronomers find "runaway" black hole
Posted: Mon, Nov 18 2:04 PM ET (1904 GMT)
The discovery of a fast-moving black hole has given astronomers their best evidence yet linking black holes with supernovae. Astronomers used Hubble Space Telescope...

Shuttle launch delayed until November 22
Posted: Sat, Nov 16 11:30 AM ET (1630 GMT)
NASA officials announced Friday night that the launch of the shuttle Endeavour would be delayed four more days, until November 22, to continue work on...

XM, Sirius report large losses
Posted: Sat, Nov 16 11:16 AM ET (1616 GMT)
XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio, the two companies offering satellite radio services in the US, reported significant quarterly losses this week. XM reported...

First Delta 4 launch delayed three days
Posted: Fri, Nov 15 2:27 PM ET (1927 GMT)
Boeing announced Friday that the inaugural launch of its Delta 4 booster will be delayed at least three days because of an unspecified technical issue....

EADS expects continued losses from space business
Posted: Fri, Nov 15 7:45 AM ET (1245 GMT)
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), Europe's largest aerospace company, said Thursday that it does not expect a profit from its space...

PanAmSat cancels planned satellite
Posted: Fri, Nov 15 7:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)
Satellite operator PanAmSat announced this week that it has canceled plans to purchase and launch a communications satellite. In a quarterly filing with the Securities...

NASA releases SLI budget changes
Posted: Thu, Nov 14 9:53 AM ET (1453 GMT)
NASA and the President submitted to Congress Wednesday requested amendments to the agency’s budget to accommodate changes in the Space Launch Initiative (SLI) program....