NASA names former shuttle official safety center manager
Posted: Sat, Nov 15 7:30 PM ET (0030 GMT)
NASA has selected a former space shuttle official as the manager of a new safety office, a move that has generated a degree of controversy....

China launches communications satellite
Posted: Fri, Nov 14 7:24 PM ET (0024 GMT)
A Long March booster successfully launched a Chinese communications satellite early Saturday, Chinese media reported. The Long March 3A booster lifted off from the Xichang...

Images suggest ancient Mars rivers were not short-lived
Posted: Fri, Nov 14 8:29 AM ET (1329 GMT)
Images of what appear to be alluvial fans of debris on the surface of Mars have led some planetary scientists to conclude that ancient Mars...

New study raises doubts about lunar ice
Posted: Thu, Nov 13 10:51 AM ET (1551 GMT)
A new study suggests that water ice may not exist in the polar regions of the Moon in the same quantities previously expected. The results,...

NASA awards ISS program integration contract
Posted: Thu, Nov 13 10:37 AM ET (1537 GMT)
NASA awarded a contract potentially worth $178 million Wednesday for support of the International Space Station program. Applied Research and Engineering Sciences Corporation won the...

NASA names new Stennis center director
Posted: Wed, Nov 12 11:24 PM ET (0424 GMT)
NASA has tapped an admiral with expertise in oceanography to be the next director of the Stennis Space Center (SSC) in Mississippi, the space agency...

Intelsat purchase of Loral satellites moves towards completion
Posted: Wed, Nov 12 1:39 PM ET (1839 GMT)
A deal by Intelsat to acquire five Loral satellites could close by the end of this year, Intelsat officials said late Tuesday. The company noted...

EU calls for expanded space efforts
Posted: Tue, Nov 11 9:30 PM ET (0230 GMT)
Europe should undertake more ambitious space projects, including possibly developing an independent means of launching humans into orbit, a new European Union space policy concludes....

EchoStar profits fall short of expectations
Posted: Tue, Nov 11 8:53 PM ET (0153 GMT)
Satellite TV provider EchoStar reported a quarterly profit Tuesday, but the stock fell in trading as the reported profit fell well short of expectations. EchoStar...

First SBIRS-High satellite delayed again
Posted: Tue, Nov 11 10:55 AM ET (1555 GMT)
The first satellite in a new missile warning system will be delayed an additional few months to work out problems with the spacecraft, Reuters reported...