Japan launches spysats
Posted: Fri, Mar 28 8:52 AM ET (1352 GMT)
A Japanese rocket successfully launched Friday that nation's first two military reconnaissance satellites. The H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center...

XM reports bigger loss, more revenue
Posted: Fri, Mar 28 7:52 AM ET (1252 GMT)
XM Satellite Radio reported Thursday that its loss in the fourth quarter of 2002 and the entire year was greater than the year before, but...

Four companies to bid for DirecTV
Posted: Fri, Mar 28 7:41 AM ET (1241 GMT)
As many as four companies are expected to place bids by a Friday deadline to acquire satellite television provider DirecTV, Reuters reported Thursday. Analysts had...

Air bubbles in foam could have contributed to Columbia accident
Posted: Thu, Mar 27 1:56 PM ET (1856 GMT)
Shuttle investigators said this week that air bubbles in insulating foam on the shuttle’s external tank may have made it easier for the foam...

ESA cancels Galileo meeting as dispute remains unresolved
Posted: Thu, Mar 27 10:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
A continuing dispute between Germany and Italy regarding contracts with for the Galileo satellite navigation system forced the European Space Agency to cancel a meeting...

House committee approves Columbia memorial plan
Posted: Thu, Mar 27 10:06 AM ET (1506 GMT)
The House Science Committee unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that would authorize the construction of a memorial to the crew of the space shuttle Columbia...

Safety panel urges NASA to develop shuttle crew escape system
Posted: Wed, Mar 26 10:35 PM ET (0335 GMT)
An independent panel that advises NASA on safety issues said this week that the agency needs develop a system that would allow shuttle crews to...

ESA planning mission to look for Martian life
Posted: Wed, Mar 26 10:33 PM ET (0333 GMT)
The European Space Agency announced this week that it has started planning a Mars spacecraft for late this decade that would look for evidence of...

NASA planning to fly shuttle up to 20 more years
Posted: Wed, Mar 26 7:57 AM ET (1257 GMT)
NASA officials said this week planning is underway to keep the space shuttle flying, in one fashion or another, for up to 20 more years....

Shuttle data recorder in good shape
Posted: Tue, Mar 25 8:57 PM ET (0157 GMT)
Investigators examining a shuttle data recorder recovered last week believe the device is in good enough shape to provide information about Columbia during its reentry....