Rosetta flies past Earth
Posted: Sun, Mar 6 10:40 AM ET (1540 GMT)
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft flew past Earth late Friday in the first of a series of flybys en route to a comet. Rosetta, launched a...

Air Force ends Boeing launch ban
Posted: Sat, Mar 5 10:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
The US Air Force announced late Friday that it has lifted a contracting ban on Boeing for launch services, satisfied that the ethical lapses that...

Intelsat to end on-orbit insurance of satellites
Posted: Fri, Mar 4 7:46 AM ET (1246 GMT)
Intelsat executives said Thursday that the satellite operator will no longer purchase insurance for its satellites already in orbit, despite recent problems with two existing...

Air Force expected to lift Boeing launch ban
Posted: Fri, Mar 4 7:31 AM ET (1231 GMT)
The Air Force is expected to lift as early as Friday a ban on launch vehicle contracts with Boeing, according to media reports. Peter Teets,...

Orbital reports 2004 profit
Posted: Thu, Mar 3 9:01 AM ET (1401 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation announced Wednesday that the company recorded a sizeable profit in both its fiscal fourth quarter as well as all of 2004. Orbital...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Wed, Mar 2 9:35 PM ET (0235 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday, two days after launch. The Progress M-52 spacecraft (called mission 17P by...

EU defers Galileo decision
Posted: Wed, Mar 2 8:57 AM ET (1357 GMT)
The European Union Tuesday delayed a decision on the selection of a private consortium to run its Galileo satellite navigation system, electing instead to enter...

Cablevision to shut down Voom
Posted: Wed, Mar 2 8:47 AM ET (1347 GMT)
Cablevision said late Monday that it plans to shut down the Voom satellite TV service after failing to reach an agreement with a venture run...

Zenit launches XM satellite
Posted: Tue, Mar 1 8:42 AM ET (1342 GMT)
A Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket successfully launched a replacement radio broadcasting satellite late Monday after nearly two weeks of delays. the Zenit 3SL lifted...

Space entrepreneur indicted on tax fraud charges
Posted: Mon, Feb 28 8:08 PM ET (0108 GMT)
An entrepreneur who has backed a number of commercial space ventures, including a bid to commercialize the Russian space station Mir, has been indicted in...