Japan, China win satellite contracts
Posted: Wed, Nov 2 7:18 AM ET (1218 GMT)
A Japanese manufacturer has won a contract for a domestic communications satellite while China has agreed to build a similar satellite for Venezuela. Space Communications...

Pluto may have two more moons
Posted: Tue, Nov 1 9:22 AM ET (1422 GMT)
Hubble Space Telescope observations of Pluto have revealed the existence of what may be two additional moons orbiting the distant planet, NASA announced Monday. The...

Venus Express launch rescheduled
Posted: Mon, Oct 31 1:39 PM ET (1839 GMT)
The Russian space agency Roskosmos has rescheduled the launch of ESA's Venus Express spacecraft for November 9, the agency announced Monday. Venus Express, ESA'...

Strike threatens Boeing launch schedule
Posted: Sun, Oct 30 12:05 PM ET (1705 GMT)
A pending strike by Boeing aerospace workers threatens to delay several upcoming launches of Delta rockets. Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace...

Eutelsat withdraws IPO
Posted: Fri, Oct 28 6:22 AM ET (1022 GMT)
European satellite operator Eutelsat has cancelled plans to perform an initial public offering (IPO) of stock, citing limited demand. Eutelsat had planned to sell up...

New Russian satellite fails to establisb contact
Posted: Fri, Oct 28 6:14 AM ET (1014 GMT)
A small Russian satellite launched Thursday has failed to establish contact with ground controllers, Russian media reported Friday. The Mozhayets-5 satellite was one of...

Russia launches several satellites
Posted: Thu, Oct 27 8:33 AM ET (1233 GMT)
A Kosmos rocket successfully launched several small satellites Thursday, including a European student-built spacecraft and Iran's first satellite. The Kosmos 3M lifted off...

House passes INA reform bill
Posted: Thu, Oct 27 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
The US House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday night that would allow NASA to purchase ISS flight services from Russia, averting a potential crisis about...

Russia approves 10-year space plan
Posted: Wed, Oct 26 6:19 AM ET (1019 GMT)
The Russian space agency Roskosmos announced Tuesday that the Russian government has given its approval to a ten-year plan that includes the development of...

FTC delays decision on launch vehicle joint venture
Posted: Tue, Oct 25 6:21 AM ET (1021 GMT)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), facing a deadline Monday to rule on a proposed joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing, instead asked the companies...