Energia: ISS funding problem "catastrophic"
Posted: Mon, Oct 20 8:08 PM ET (0008 GMT)
The head of the Russian company that builds the Soyuz and Progress spacecraft used for the International Space Station said Monday that a lack of...

Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Mon, Oct 20 10:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying the next crew for the International Space Station docked with the orbiting facility early Monday. The Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft docked...

Final Titan 2 launches weather satellite
Posted: Sat, Oct 18 7:28 PM ET (2328 GMT)
The last Titan 2 booster successfully launched a military weather satellite Saturday. The Titan 2 lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at...

Soyuz launched to ISS
Posted: Sat, Oct 18 8:47 AM ET (1247 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a new crew for the International Space Station lifted off early Saturday. The Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft launched from Baikonur on...

Inmarsat accepts British buyout offer
Posted: Fri, Oct 17 2:12 PM ET (1812 GMT)
Satellite communications company Inmarsat announced Thursday that it has accepted a $1.5-billion bid from a pair of British private-equity firms, a deal...

India launches remote sensing spacecraft
Posted: Fri, Oct 17 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
An Indian rocket successfully launched a remote sensing satellite early Friday. A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center...

NASA releases CONTOUR accident report
Posted: Fri, Oct 17 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
After over a year of work, a team investigating the loss of NASA’s Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft concluded that the structural failure during...

Orbital reports quarterly loss on refinancing charge
Posted: Thu, Oct 16 6:44 PM ET (2244 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation reported a net loss in its fiscal third quarter after taking a charge associated with refinancing its debt. The company reported a...

Titan 2 launch delayed again
Posted: Thu, Oct 16 6:32 PM ET (2232 GMT)
A technical problem with a Titan2 booster has delayed its launch until at least Saturday. The Titan 2 was scheduled to launch Thursday morning from...

Loral wins PanAmSat satellite order
Posted: Thu, Oct 16 11:41 AM ET (1541 GMT)
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) announced Wednesday that it has won an order for a new satellite from PanAmSat, the fourth satellite order the manufacturer...