Reports: O'Keefe resignation imminent
Posted: Sun, Dec 12 3:23 PM ET (2023 GMT)
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe is expected to announce his resignation this week, perhaps on Monday, in order to take the job as chancellor of...

Italian, Canadian picked for Soyuz flight
Posted: Sun, Dec 12 8:51 AM ET (1351 GMT)
An Italian ESA astronaut will fly on a Soyuz taxi mission to the ISS next year, with a Canadian serving as his backup, space agencies...

Volcanism possible in Kuiper Belt
Posted: Sun, Dec 12 8:42 AM ET (1342 GMT)
Planetary scientists have found evidence that objects in the Kuiper Belt, the realm of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune, can experience a kind...

Technical glitch delays Delta 4 Heavy launch
Posted: Sat, Dec 11 6:43 PM ET (2343 GMT)
The inaugural launch of Boeing's Delta 4 Heavy booster was scrubbed Saturday because of a problem with a computer system. The Delta 4 Heavy...

Report: O'Keefe may leave NASA
Updated: Sat, Dec 11 1:00 PM ET (1800 GMT)
Originally Posted: Sat, Dec 11 9:19 AM ET (1419 GMT)
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe may leave the space agency in the near future, perhaps as early as next week, according to reports Saturday. Florida...

EU pushes ahead on Galileo
Posted: Sat, Dec 11 9:05 AM ET (1405 GMT)
The European Union decided Friday to press ahead with the deployment of the Galileo satellite navigation system. Transport ministers from EU member states, meeting Friday...

Intelsat delays next satellite launch
Posted: Fri, Dec 10 7:14 PM ET (0014 GMT)
Satellite operator Intelsat announced Friday that it has delayed the launch of a new communications satellite for potentially several months while it investigates a problem...

Propellant tank problem jeopardizes satellite
Posted: Fri, Dec 10 8:33 AM ET (1333 GMT)
The failure of a propellant tank on a Boeing-built Japanese communications satellite could put the new satellite out of service. In a statement issued...

Delta 4 launch delayed
Posted: Fri, Dec 10 8:24 AM ET (1324 GMT)
Inclement weather has delayed the launch of the first Delta 4 Heavy rocket at least one day and perhaps longer. The launch of the Delta...

Senate approves HR 5382
Posted: Thu, Dec 9 8:22 AM ET (1322 GMT)
In the final hours of the 108th Congress, the US Senate approved legislation designed to improve the regulatory environment for commercial spaceflight, including space tourism....