Thruster problem puts Hayabusa return in jeopardy
Posted: Wed, Nov 30 7:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
A problem with the thrusters on Japan's Hayabusa asteroid spacecraft appears more serious than previously thought and could prevent the spacecraft from returning any...

Possible mini solar system discovered
Posted: Wed, Nov 30 7:09 AM ET (1209 GMT)
Astronomers announced late Tuesday that they have discovered what they believe to be a miniature solar system orbiting a brown dwarf star. Astronomers at Harvard...

Khrunichev head fired
Posted: Tue, Nov 29 7:10 AM ET (1210 GMT)
The Russian government fired the head of the Russian space company Khrunichev on Monday, holding him responsible for a pair of recent failures. Alexander Medvedev,...

Eutelsat revives IPO plans
Posted: Tue, Nov 29 7:02 AM ET (1202 GMT)
European satellite operator Eutelsat has reinstated its plans for an initial public offering of stock, with shares to be traded on the open market by...

Falcon 1 launch scrubbed
Posted: Sun, Nov 27 9:11 AM ET (1411 GMT)
The maiden launch of the Falcon 1 rocket was postponed late Saturday because of technical problems, pushing the launch back until mid-December. The Falcon...

Hayabusa lands, collects sample
Posted: Sat, Nov 26 9:20 AM ET (1420 GMT)
Japan's Hayabusa spacecraft landed on the surface of the asteroid Itokawa and apparently successfully collected samples from the asteroid's surface, the Japanese space...

Falcon 1 launch delayed
Posted: Fri, Nov 25 9:08 AM ET (1408 GMT)
The maiden launch of the Falcon 1 launch vehicle by Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has been delayed 24 hours because of a range conflict, the...

Hayabusa did land on asteroid
Updated: Thu, Nov 24 1:31 PM ET (1831 GMT)
Originally Posted: Thu, Nov 24 9:30 AM ET (1430 GMT)
Japanese space agency officials said Wednesday that, contrary to earlier reports, the Hayabusa spacecraft did land on an asteroid over the weekend, but failed to...

Cracks found in shuttle tank foam
Posted: Wed, Nov 23 8:22 AM ET (1322 GMT)
Shuttle managers said Tuesday that technicians have found several small cracks in a problematic piece of foam on a space shuttle external tank. Officials said...

Loral emerges from Chapter 11
Posted: Tue, Nov 22 9:35 PM ET (0235 GMT)
Loral Space and Communications announced Tuesday that it has emerged from Chapter 11, nearly two and a half years after it filed for bankruptcy protection....