Loral head Schwartz to retire
Posted: Fri, Feb 3 6:52 AM ET (1152 GMT)
Bernard Schwartz, chairman and CEO of Loral Space and Communications and its predecessor firm since 1972, announced Wednesday that he will retire from the company...

Strike hurts Boeing revenues
Posted: Fri, Feb 3 6:40 AM ET (1140 GMT)
A three-month strike that crippled the Delta launch vehicle program depressed Boeing's revenues for the fourth quarter, the company reported this week. Boeing'...

"Tenth planet" bigger than Pluto
Posted: Thu, Feb 2 7:46 AM ET (1246 GMT)
Astronomers have confirmed that an object in the outer fringes of the solar system discovered last year is indeed larger than Pluto, raising new questions...

Boeing strike ends
Posted: Thu, Feb 2 7:33 AM ET (1233 GMT)
A three-month strike that crippled Boeing's launch vehicle program ended Wednesday when striking workers ratified a new contract. Striking members of the International...

Eutelsat buys satellite from EADS-ISRO joint venture
Posted: Thu, Feb 2 7:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
European satellite operator announced Wednesday that it was buying the first communications satellite to be built by a joint venture of European aerospace firm EADS...

RRL announces first team, plans for races
Posted: Wed, Feb 1 7:56 AM ET (1256 GMT)
The Rocket Racing League (RRL), a new venture that plans to put on competitions among rocket-powered aircraft, announced this week that it has signed...

Vote set to end Boeing strike
Posted: Mon, Jan 30 7:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)
Boeing machinists are set to vote on a new contract proposal Wednesday that could end a strike that has delayed several Delta launches. Members of...

Landsat 5 returns to service
Posted: Sat, Jan 28 10:45 AM ET (1545 GMT)
An aging remote sensing satellite that went offline in late 2005 has returned to normal operations. The US Geological Survey announced Friday that the Landsat...

Lockheed Martin gains space sales, profits
Posted: Sat, Jan 28 10:27 AM ET (1527 GMT)
Lockheed Martin reported this week increased sales and profits for its space division for the fourth quarter of 2005 and the full year. Lockheed said...

Small exoplanet discovered
Posted: Thu, Jan 26 8:21 AM ET (1321 GMT)
Astronomers have discovered a distant extrasolar planet with a mass only five times that of the Earth. In a paper published in Thursday's issue...