Report: Japan abandons plans to put Nozomi in Mars orbit
Posted: Tue, Dec 9 2:06 PM ET (1906 GMT)
The Japanese space agency JAXA had reportedly given up on efforts to put its Nozomi spacecraft into orbit around Mars because of ongoing problems with...

SpaceShipOne performs seventh glide flight
Posted: Tue, Dec 9 1:58 PM ET (1858 GMT)
SpaceShipOne (SS1), the suborbital RLV under developed by Scaled Composites, performed its seventh glide test late last week and showed signs of getting closer to...

DirecTV deal to win FCC approval
Posted: Tue, Dec 9 10:45 AM ET (1545 GMT)
A proposed acquisition of satellite television company DirecTV by News Corporation has won the approval of the majority of the commissioners of the Federal Communications...

Globalstar acquisition finalized
Posted: Mon, Dec 8 6:46 PM ET (2346 GMT)
An investment company has finalized an agreement to acquire bankrupt satellite communications company Globalstar, the two companies announced Monday. Thermo Capital Partners will spend $43...

NASA: ISS environment safe
Posted: Sun, Dec 7 5:15 PM ET (2215 GMT)
NASA officials said Friday that the environment inside the International Space Station is safe, easing concerns that came to light several weeks ago. Officials said...

Russia launches missile with possible satellite payload
Posted: Sun, Dec 7 4:58 PM ET (2158 GMT)
Russia launched an ICBM Friday on a test flight, but it was uncertain whether the vehicle placed a satellite into orbit. The SS-19 launched...

ISS switches to thrusters after gyro problem
Posted: Sat, Dec 6 11:13 AM ET (1613 GMT)
Controllers have switched to a set of Russian thrusters to orient the International Space Station after data indicated another problem with US-built gyroscopes. Station...

SpaceX unveils Falcon, announces larger vehicle
Posted: Fri, Dec 5 2:43 AM ET (0743 GMT)
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) unveiled its Falcon launch vehicle Thursday night as the company announced plans to develop a larger version. SpaceX put the vehicle...

White House denies new space policy imminent
Posted: Fri, Dec 5 1:31 AM ET (0631 GMT)
White House officials said Thursday that there no immediate plans for the President to announce a new national space policy, which could include human missions...

Boeing spysat program behind schedule, over budget
Posted: Thu, Dec 4 1:51 PM ET (1851 GMT)
A program to develop a new generation of reconnaissance satellites is well behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget, the New York Times reported...