Report says Beagle 2 should have been canceled
Posted: Fri, Feb 4 8:40 AM ET (1340 GMT)
Beagle 2, a British-built spacecraft that was lost trying to land on Mars in late 2003, was the product of a program so poorly...

Boeing space unit reports improvement
Posted: Fri, Feb 4 8:29 AM ET (1329 GMT)
The Boeing Company's launch vehicle and satellite unit recorded a loss for the 4th quarter of 2004 as well as a full year, but...

DARPA cancels RASCAL program
Posted: Thu, Feb 3 1:49 PM ET (1849 GMT)
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has canceled an effort to develop a low-cost small launch vehicle that utilized a high-speed aircraft,...

Proton launches communications satellite
Posted: Thu, Feb 3 8:50 AM ET (1350 GMT)
A Proton M rocket successfully launched a commercial communications satellite early Thursday. The Proton M lifted off from Baikonur at 9:27 pm EST Wednesday (...

Final Atlas 3 launches
Posted: Thu, Feb 3 8:42 AM ET (1342 GMT)
An Atlas 3 lifted off early Thursday and placed a military satellite into orbit on the final mission for that vehicle family. The Atlas 3B...

Russia to launch Iranian satellites
Posted: Thu, Feb 3 8:31 AM ET (1331 GMT)
Russia will launch two small Iranian satellites this year as part of a larger deal to build and launch an Iranian communications satellite, Russian media...

Boeing, New Skies restructure satellite deal
Posted: Wed, Feb 2 7:39 AM ET (1239 GMT)
Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS) and New Skies Satellites (NSS) have restructured a contract for a communications satellite that will allow NSS to recoup most of...

Report: Boeing planning to sell Rocketdyne
Posted: Tue, Feb 1 1:52 PM ET (1852 GMT)
Boeing is in talks with United Technologies to sell its Rocketdyne rocket engine subsidiary, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. According to the report, Boeing...

Lockheed announces CEV team
Posted: Tue, Feb 1 8:35 AM ET (1335 GMT)
Lockheed Martin announced Monday that it will work with a group of companies, including a European aerospace firm, to develop concepts for NASA's Crew...

Russia to build Iranian satellite
Posted: Tue, Feb 1 8:24 AM ET (1324 GMT)
Russia will build and launch a communications satellite for Iran, the two countries announced. The Zohreh (Venus) satellite will be built by Russia's NPO...