Alcatel wins Chinese satellite contract
Posted: Tue, Dec 6 7:32 AM ET (1232 GMT)
Alcatel Alenia Space announced Monday that is has won a contract to build a large communications satellite for China. Alcatel will build the Chinasat 6B...

Proton launch delayed
Updated: Mon, Dec 5 7:52 PM ET (0052 GMT)
Originally Posted: Mon, Dec 5 1:43 PM ET (1843 GMT)
The launch of a Proton rocket carrying a commercial communications satellite has been delayed because of a technical problem, Russian officials said Monday. The Proton-...

NASA contemplating changes to shuttle tank
Posted: Mon, Dec 5 6:46 AM ET (1146 GMT)
Facing potential delays to next May's launch of the space shuttle, NASA managers are considering removing a problematic foam ramp from the shuttle's...

EADS acquires Dutch Space
Posted: Fri, Dec 2 6:13 AM ET (1113 GMT)
European aerospace giant EADS announced Thursday that it was buying a Dutch aerospace company. EADS will acquire Dutch Space and integrate the company into its...

Mars Express discovers subsurface ice
Posted: Thu, Dec 1 7:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
ESA's Mars Express spacecraft has detected what scientists believe to be deposits of water ice below the surface of the planet. Project scientists said...

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...