SpaceDev wins contract for military microsats
Posted: Sat, Apr 3 12:56 PM ET (1756 GMT)
SpaceDev announced Thursday that it has won a contract from the Missile Defense Agency to develop experimental microsatellites. The four-phase five-year contract, valued...

ISS crew hears mysterious noise again
Posted: Sat, Apr 3 12:46 PM ET (1746 GMT)
The crew of the International Space Station reported hearing an odd metallic noise on the station early Friday, leading some to suspect the source of...

ESA in talks with Russia regarding long-term ISS stay
Posted: Fri, Apr 2 7:58 PM ET (0058 GMT)
European Space Agency officials are discussing with their Russian counterparts the possibility of having a European astronaut stay on the International Space Station for an...

Spirit finds rock altered by water
Posted: Fri, Apr 2 10:08 AM ET (1508 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Spirit has found a rock that appears to have been altered by small amounts of liquid water in the distant past,...

ESA undergoes major reorganization
Posted: Thu, Apr 1 9:22 PM ET (0222 GMT)
The European Space Agency has undertaken a major internal reorganization, including disbanding offices and changing the leadership of other divisions, Space News reported Thursday. Under...

Lockheed to lay off external tank workers
Posted: Thu, Apr 1 8:53 AM ET (1353 GMT)
Lockheed Martin will lay of 65 employees at a New Orleans facility that makes the external tanks used by the space shuttle, the company announced...

ISS crew offers mixed opinions on extended mission
Posted: Wed, Mar 31 8:11 PM ET (0111 GMT)
The next long-term crew for the International Space Station made conflicting statements Wednesday about their willingness and ability to remain on the station for...

Lunar-A launch delayed
Posted: Wed, Mar 31 11:23 AM ET (1623 GMT)
The Japanese space agency JAXA has delayed the launch of a lunar mission that had been scheduled to lift off this summer, the AP reported...

Boeing wins contract for space surveillance satellite
Posted: Wed, Mar 31 11:13 AM ET (1613 GMT)
Boeing will build a satellite designed to detect and track objects in orbit under terms of a nearly $200-million contract awarded Tuesday. The Space-...

Study estimates economic impact of US commercial launch industry
Posted: Tue, Mar 30 6:47 PM ET (2347 GMT)
A study by the FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation concluded that commercial space transportation and enabled industries in the US contributed $95 billion...