Ariane 5 launches two communications satellites
Posted: Thu, Jun 12 8:27 AM ET (1227 GMT)
An Ariane 5 successfully launched two communications satellites for Australia and Japan Wednesday evening. The Ariane 5G lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana at 6:...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Wed, Jun 11 6:12 PM ET (2212 GMT)
A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Wednesday. The Progress M1-10 spacecraft (also called Progress 11 by NASA) docked...

NASA planning December shuttle launch with new rules
Posted: Wed, Jun 11 3:59 PM ET (1959 GMT)
NASA is tentatively planning to return the shuttle to flight in mid-December under a new set of strict flight rules, agency officials said this...

Colorado mountain peak named after Columbia
Posted: Wed, Jun 11 11:08 AM ET (1508 GMT)
The US Department of the Interior has renamed a mountain peak in Colorado in memory of the space shuttle Columbia and its crew. Columbia Point...

Lockheed sues Boeing over EELV contracts
Posted: Tue, Jun 10 10:54 PM ET (0254 GMT)
Lockheed Martin has filed a federal lawsuit against Boeing over alleged misuse of proprietary documents during bidding for Air Force launch contracts. The lawsuit, filed...

Delta 2 launches Mars rover Spirit
Posted: Tue, Jun 10 5:59 PM ET (2159 GMT)
After two days of weather-related delays, a Delta 2 successfully launched the first of NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers Tuesday afternoon. The Boeing...

Sea Launch carries Thuraya 2 to orbit
Posted: Tue, Jun 10 2:34 PM ET (1834 GMT)
The first Sea Launch mission in nearly a year successfully placed a mobile telephone satellite into orbit Tuesday. The Zenit 3SL lifted off at 9:...

Alcatel wins Korean satellite deal
Posted: Tue, Jun 10 10:24 AM ET (1424 GMT)
French satellite manufacturer Alcatel announced Tuesday that it has won a contract to build a commercial and military communications satellite for South Korea. Alcaltel said...

Northrop settles TRW lawsuit
Posted: Tue, Jun 10 7:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
Northrop Grumman announced it would pay $111 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that TRW overcharged on military space contracts. Lawsuits filed the US...

Weather again delays rover launch
Posted: Mon, Jun 9 3:03 PM ET (1903 GMT)
For the second day in a row the threat of inclement weather forced NASA to delay the scheduled launch of the Mars rover Spirit. NASA...