FCC approves terrestrial repeaters for satellite communications
Posted: Fri, Jan 31 8:41 AM ET (1341 GMT)
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced Thursday that it will allow satellite communications providers to use ground-based repeaters to augment satellite signals, a...

Pentagon considering dropping one EELV company
Posted: Thu, Jan 30 6:36 PM ET (2336 GMT)
The Defense Department may drop either Boeing or Lockheed Martin from the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, Bloomberg News reported Thursday. The report cited...

Report: NASA to announce nuclear-powered Jupiter mission
Posted: Thu, Jan 30 2:18 PM ET (1918 GMT)
SpaceRef reported Wednesday that NASA will unveil plans next week for a new Jupiter orbiter mission that will use a nuclear-powered propulsion system under...

Orbital wins contract to refurbish missiles into launch vehicles
Posted: Thu, Jan 30 2:10 PM ET (1910 GMT)
The Defense Department awarded Orbital Sciences Corporation a contract Wednesday worth up to $237.9 million for converting retired missiles into orbital and suborbital launch...

Delta 2 launches GPS satellite
Posted: Wed, Jan 29 8:59 PM ET (0159 GMT)
A Delta 2 successfully launched an Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite and a technology demonstration microsatellite Wednesday afternoon. The Boeing Delta 2 7925-...

CNES president resigns
Posted: Wed, Jan 29 8:41 PM ET (0141 GMT)
The head of the French space agency CNES announced Wednesday that he planned to resign because of a perceived lack of support from the French...

AOL sells Hughes shares
Posted: Wed, Jan 29 1:32 PM ET (1832 GMT)
Media conglomerate AOL Time Warner has sold its stake in Hughes Electronics, owner of satellite TV provider DirecTV and majority shareholder of satellite operator PanAmSat,...

X Prize adds four new teams
Posted: Tue, Jan 28 8:21 PM ET (0121 GMT)
The X Prize, a suborbital space tourism competition, officially announced this week that four new teams have been accepted for the $10 million contest. The...

Shuttle mission enters home stretch
Posted: Tue, Jan 28 8:40 AM ET (1340 GMT)
The crew of the space shuttle Columbia continued work on dozens of experiments as STS-107 approached the final days of its mission. Some of...

Study links impacts with volcanism
Posted: Tue, Jan 28 8:29 AM ET (1329 GMT)
Columbia University scientists believe that major asteroid and comet impacts on the Earth may trigger periods of intense volcanic activity. The study, published in this...