Australian satellite to fly on first Soyuz from Kourou
Posted: Wed, May 12 1:50 PM ET (1750 GMT)
An Australian communications satellite will fly on the first Soyuz rocket to be launched from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, company officials announced...

New Mexico to host X Prize Cup
Posted: Wed, May 12 8:41 AM ET (1241 GMT)
The X Prize Foundation has selected New Mexico to host a competition featuring suborbital RLVs. The inaugural X Prize Cup will take place at the...

Intelsat orders Atlas 5
Posted: Tue, May 11 11:40 PM ET (0340 GMT)
Intelsat has ordered an Atlas 5 for the future launch of an unidentified satellite, an order that may be part of a bigger deal announced...

Arianespace, EADS sign contract for Ariane 5 order
Posted: Tue, May 11 8:52 AM ET (1252 GMT)
Arianespace and European aerospace company EADS signed a multi-billion-euro contract Monday for a new batch of Ariane 5 boosters. The contract, valued at &#...

Space organizations band together to push exploration plan
Posted: Tue, May 11 8:43 AM ET (1243 GMT)
Thirteen space industry and advocacy organizations have joined forces to promote the new space exploration initiative introduced by President Bush earlier this year. The Space...

Phoenix performs first glide test
Posted: Sun, May 9 5:24 PM ET (2124 GMT)
Phoenix, the subscale prototype of a proposed European RLV, successfully completed its first glide test Saturday. The six-meter-long Phoenix was dropped from a...

Opportunity reaches edge of Endurance Crater
Posted: Fri, May 7 1:12 PM ET (1712 GMT)
The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached the edge of a larger crater near its landing site as scientists and engineers decide whether, and when,...

NASA unveils new astronaut class
Posted: Thu, May 6 8:47 PM ET (0047 GMT)
NASA announced Thursday a new class of 11 astronauts, many of whom may have to wait the better part of a decade to actually fly...

SpaceX announces first Falcon 5 sale
Posted: Thu, May 6 11:12 AM ET (1512 GMT)
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announced this week the first sale of its medium-lift Falcon 5 launch vehicle. Company founder and CEO Elon Musk said...

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...