ILS to launch JSAT spacecraft on Proton
Posted: Tue, Feb 7 7:44 AM ET (1244 GMT)
International Launch Services announced Monday that it had signed a contract for the launch of a communications satellite with a Japanese satellite operator. ILS will...

President offers NASA slight budget increase for 2007
Posted: Mon, Feb 6 1:32 PM ET (1832 GMT)
The Bush Administration's fiscal year 2007 budget proposal, released Monday morning, would give NASA approximately a one-percent budget increase over its current budget,...

Water ice spotted on surface of comet
Posted: Mon, Feb 6 7:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
Planetary scientists said last week that they have detected water ice on the surface of comet Tempel-1, the first detection of ice on the...

ISS spacewalk completed, SuitSat fails after release
Posted: Sat, Feb 4 11:54 AM ET (1654 GMT)
The crew of the International Space Station performed a spacewalk Friday, releasing an old spacesuit that had been converted into a satellite and attempting to...

NASA IG under investigation
Posted: Fri, Feb 3 7:07 AM ET (1207 GMT)
A watchdog agency is investigating allegations that NASA's inspector general has not properly investigated safety violations and claims of retribution against space agency employees....

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...