X Prize renamed to reflect major new donation
Posted: Wed, May 5 2:01 PM ET (1801 GMT)
The X Prize, a $10-million prize for commercial suborbital RLVs, announced a major new donation and corresponding name change on Wednesday. The prize foundation...

NOAA to retire GOES satellite
Posted: Wed, May 5 10:22 AM ET (1422 GMT)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will retire a 10-year-old weather satellite on Wednesday, the agency announced this week. The GOES-8...

Sea Launch deploys DirecTV satellite
Posted: Tue, May 4 2:13 PM ET (1813 GMT)
The multinational Sea Launch consortium successfully launched a new satellite for direct TV broadcasting company DirecTV early Tuesday. The Zenit 3SL lifted off from Sea...

PanAmSat reports first-quarter loss
Posted: Mon, May 3 8:06 PM ET (0006 GMT)
Satellite operator PanAmSat reported a loss in its fiscal first quarter Monday because of a one-time charge related to the on-orbit failure of...

Shuttle managers back Hubble decision
Posted: Sun, May 2 2:40 PM ET (1840 GMT)
NASA officials overseeing the space shuttle's return to flight said Friday there are several technical reasons why shuttle missions should not be conducted to...

Arianespace reports 2003 profit
Posted: Sat, May 1 10:42 AM ET (1442 GMT)
European launch services provider Arianespace reported Friday a profit in 2003 after several years of losses. The company said it had recorded a profit of &#...

New Skies reportedly up for sale
Posted: Fri, Apr 30 7:29 PM ET (2329 GMT)
Satellite communications company New Skies Satellites is considering a number of strategic options including a potential sale of the company, Reuters reported this week. Reuters...

Mars Express boom deployment postponed
Posted: Fri, Apr 30 8:17 AM ET (1217 GMT)
ESA has decided to delay the deployment of radar booms on the Mars Express spacecraft because of concerns the boom could damage the spacecraft. ESA...

Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan
Posted: Fri, Apr 30 8:00 AM ET (1200 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts from the International Space Station safely landed in Kazakhstan early Friday. The Soyuz TMA-3 spacecraft landed on target...

EADS, ILS win Anik F3 contracts
Posted: Thu, Apr 29 9:37 AM ET (1337 GMT)
Telesat Canada announced Wednesday that it has selected EADS Astrium to build, and ILS to launch, its latest satellite. EADS Astrium will build the Anik...