Manned Shenzhou launch expected by mid-October
Posted: Tue, Sep 16 5:56 PM ET (2156 GMT)
China is expected to launch its first manned spacecraft by the middle of next month, according to Chinese media reports. An article in Monday's...

Report: Boeing faces $1 billion in satellite claims
Posted: Mon, Sep 15 11:05 AM ET (1505 GMT)
Boeing Satellite Systems could face up to $1 billion in liability claims because of defects with satellites built by the company, the Wall Street Journal...

NASA adds 3 to return-to-flight task force
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 9:46 AM ET (1346 GMT)
NASA announced late Friday that it will add three people, including two former astronauts, to a task force overseeing NASA’s preparations for returning the...

Boeing disciplines employees in EELV investigation
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 9:38 AM ET (1338 GMT)
Boeing has disciplined several employees, including a key manager, who were involved in the appropriation and misuse of Lockheed Martin proprietary documents several years ago...

Astrium to build Hot Bird 8
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 12:40 AM ET (0440 GMT)
European satellite manufacturer Astrium has won a contract to build the latest broadcasting satellite for Eutelsat, the company announced Friday. Hot Bird 8 will be...

XM Radio raises money for backup satellite
Posted: Fri, Sep 12 9:57 AM ET (1357 GMT)
XM Satellite Radio announced Thursday that it sold $150 million of securities, raising the funds it needs to pay for a backup satellite. The company...

Shuttle board offers mixed review on NASA plans
Posted: Fri, Sep 12 9:50 AM ET (1350 GMT)
An independent shuttle return-to-flight panel said Thursday that it saw no evidence of schedule pressures on the shuttle program, but added that NASA’...

Landsat 7 glitch likely permanent
Posted: Thu, Sep 11 2:03 PM ET (1803 GMT)
A problem with a key component of the Landsat 7 remote sensing satellite appears to be beyond repair, making use of data collected by the...

NASA approves James Webb Space Telescope mirror design
Posted: Thu, Sep 11 10:51 AM ET (1451 GMT)
NASA announced Wednesday that it has signed off on the mirror design for the James Webb Space Telescope, a spacecraft billed as the successor to...

Congress grills NASA on space policy
Posted: Thu, Sep 11 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)
Members of Congress used a House hearing on the Columbia accident investigation Wednesday to criticize NASA and the White House for the lack of a...