Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Tue, Dec 24 2:57 PM ET (1957 GMT)
A Russian Molniya booster successfully launched a military spacecraft on Tuesday, the Russian media reported. The Molniya-M booster lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome...

XM wins $450 million financing package
Posted: Tue, Dec 24 12:17 PM ET (1717 GMT)
XM Satellite Radio announced Monday that it has secured a $450 million financing package that will allow the company to continue operations until it reaches...

Intelsat, Liberty Media to invest in WildBlue
Posted: Tue, Dec 24 12:05 PM ET (1705 GMT)
WildBlue Communications, a satellite broadband company that had been in stasis for months, announced Monday that several companies will invest $156 million to restart the...

Shenzhou 4 launch may be imminent
Posted: Mon, Dec 23 10:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
The fourth and perhaps final unmanned test flight of China's Shenzhou spacecraft may take place by New Year's Day, SpaceDaily reported Monday. The...

Report: SLI-developed RLV could have cost $35 billion
Posted: Mon, Dec 23 10:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
The full cost to develop a second-generation reusable launch vehicle (RLV) under NASA's Space Launch Initiative (SLI) could have cost $35 billion, Florida...

Last effort to contact CONTOUR fails
Posted: Sat, Dec 21 11:52 AM ET (1652 GMT)
Project officials have written off CONTOUR, a NASA comet mission, after a last-ditch effort to contact the spacecraft failed this week. Communications with the...

Russia launches Dnepr rocket
Posted: Fri, Dec 20 8:16 PM ET (0116 GMT)
A Russian Dnepr rocket successfully launched six satellites on Friday, including a prototype of a planned commercial lunar mission. The Dnepr-1 booster, a refurbished...

ESA releases first images from Integral
Posted: Thu, Dec 19 9:00 AM ET (1400 GMT)
The first data from Integral, a European gamma-ray observatory launched in October, were released to the public Wednesday. Integral initially observed Cygnus X-1,...

New images glimpse Titan's atmosphere and surface
Posted: Thu, Dec 19 8:37 AM ET (1337 GMT)
A new set of images released Wednesday offer the best view yet of the atmosphere and surface of Saturn's moon Titan. The images were...

Titan 2 launch delayed until January
Posted: Wed, Dec 18 1:54 PM ET (1854 GMT)
The launch of a military research spacecraft on a Titan 2 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California has been delayed until early next month...