Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Thu, Jun 10 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)
A Zenit 2 successfully launched a Russian military satellite early Thursday, according to Russian media reports. The Zenit 2 lifted off from Baikonur at 9:...

Report: NASA to end support for tropical rainfall mission
Posted: Wed, Jun 9 10:16 PM ET (0216 GMT)
NASA plans to end operations of a joint US-Japanese earth sciences mission as soon as the end of this month, Japanese media reported late...

Spirit finds more evidence of past Mars water
Posted: Tue, Jun 8 7:31 PM ET (2331 GMT)
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has discovered additional evidence that liquid water once existed on Mars, scientists said Tuesday. A spectrometer on Spirit discovered...

Report: five companies bidding for Rocketdyne
Posted: Tue, Jun 8 10:17 AM ET (1417 GMT)
Five companies have expressed an interest in purchasing Boeing's Rocketdyne propulsion unit, the Los Angeles Daily News reported Tuesday. Boeing has been shopping the...

Aldridge Commission report delayed
Posted: Mon, Jun 7 7:30 PM ET (2330 GMT)
The President's Commission on Moon, Mars, and Beyond, better known as the Aldridge Commission, announced Monday that it will delay the release of its...

Blackstone to buy New Skies
Posted: Mon, Jun 7 8:57 AM ET (1257 GMT)
New Skies Satellites announced Sunday that it has accepted an offer by buyout firm The Blackstone Group to acquire the satellite operator for nearly $1...

India to launch European satellite
Posted: Sun, Jun 6 2:00 PM ET (1800 GMT)
The Indian space agency announced this weekend that it has signed a contract to launch an unidentified European satellite next year, according to Indian media...

Opportunity cleared to enter crater
Posted: Sat, Jun 5 8:59 AM ET (1259 GMT)
The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity will enter a large crater as early as next week, NASA announced late Friday. Opportunity had been studying the rim...

Cassini ready for Saturn arrival
Posted: Fri, Jun 4 8:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is ready to enter orbit around Saturn at the end of this month, project official said Thursday. The spacecraft will fire...

Aldridge Commission report to be published June 10
Posted: Thu, Jun 3 8:18 PM ET (0018 GMT)
The President's Commission on Moon, Mars, and Beyond, also known as the Aldridge Commission, will release its final report on the new space exploration...