House passes NASA authorization bill
Posted: Sat, Jul 23 11:11 AM ET (1511 GMT)
The US House of Representatives passed a NASA authorization bill Friday that formally endorsed the agency's Vision for Space Exploration. The House passed the...

Study finds Mars has been cold for 4 billion years
Posted: Sat, Jul 23 11:01 AM ET (1501 GMT)
An analysis of meteorites of Mars has led scientists to conclude that the planet was too cold to support liquid water for the last four...

Report: NASA cancels Mars telecom orbiter mission
Posted: Fri, Jul 22 10:38 AM ET (1438 GMT)
NASA has cancelled plans to build a communications satellite that would orbit Mars and serve as a relay for future missions, a Denver newspaper reported...

Astrium wins SES Astra satellite contract
Posted: Fri, Jul 22 10:25 AM ET (1425 GMT)
European satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium announced Thursday that it won a contract from satellite operator SES Astra to build a new communications satellite. Astrium will...

Orbital reports drop in net income
Posted: Fri, Jul 22 10:16 AM ET (1416 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation had a drop in its net income even as revenues and operating income remained steady, the company announced Wednesday. In its fiscal...

NASA reschedules STS-114 launch for July 26
Posted: Thu, Jul 21 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)
Shuttle managers said late Wednesday that they think they have tracked down the cause of a sensor glitch that postponed last week's scheduled launch...

Maneuver keeps options open for Deep Impact
Posted: Thu, Jul 21 10:20 AM ET (1420 GMT)
NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft performed a maneuver Thursday that allows mission managers to keep options open for an extended mission. The trajectory correction maneuver...

PanAmSat acquires Europe*Star
Posted: Wed, Jul 20 2:07 PM ET (1807 GMT)
Commercial satellite operator PanAmSat announced Tuesday that it has acquired rival operator Europe*Star, giving the US-based company an increased presence in Europe and...

ISS crew moves Soyuz
Posted: Tue, Jul 19 9:24 PM ET (0124 GMT)
The crew of the International Space Station took a brief flight in their Soyuz spacecraft Tuesday, moving the vehicle from one docking port to another...

Next Tuesday earliest launch date for shuttle
Posted: Tue, Jul 19 8:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
Shuttle managers said late Monday that the next launch attempt for the shuttle Discovery will take place no earlier than Tuesday, July 26, with no...