Japan launches multifunctional satellite
Posted: Sat, Feb 18 6:08 AM ET (1108 GMT)
A Japanese rocket launched Saturday a multipurpose communications and weather satellite. The H-2A 2024 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan...

Atlantis first shuttle to be retired
Posted: Sat, Feb 18 5:48 AM ET (1048 GMT)
Atlantis will be the first of NASA's three remaining space shuttle orbiters to be retired, in 2008, shuttle managers said Friday. Atlantis had been...

XM director resigns after widening loss
Posted: Fri, Feb 17 8:55 AM ET (1355 GMT)
A member of the board of directors of XM Satellite Radio resigned Thursday after the company reported a larger-than-expected loss in the fourth...

Zenit 3SL launches EchoStar satellite
Posted: Thu, Feb 16 5:37 AM ET (1037 GMT)
A Sea Launch rocket successfully launched a new direct broadcasting satellite Wednesday evening. The Zenit 3SL lifted off from the Odyssey mobile launch platform on...

China revamps manned spaceflight plans
Posted: Tue, Feb 14 8:17 AM ET (1317 GMT)
China has changed its future plans for its manned space program to feature the development of a small space station by early next decade, Flight...

Sea Launch delays flight again
Posted: Mon, Feb 13 6:48 AM ET (1148 GMT)
Sea Launch has again delayed the launch of a direct broadcasting satellite on a Zenit 3SL because of unspecified problems. Sea Launch had planned to...

Falcon 1 performs pad test fire
Posted: Sat, Feb 11 10:51 AM ET (1551 GMT)
A day after delaying the planned inaugural launch of its Falcon 1 launch vehicle, SpaceX performed a brief pad firing Friday of the rocket. The...

Meteorite raises hopes for Mars life
Posted: Fri, Feb 10 5:46 AM ET (1046 GMT)
Analysis of a Martian meteorite has provided that some scientists have interpreted as new evidence for past life on Mars. Researchers studying the interior of...

Falcon 1 launch delayed again
Posted: Thu, Feb 9 10:49 PM ET (0349 GMT)
The first launch of SpaceX's Falcon 1 small launch vehicle has been postponed again after unspecified technical problems were discovered during a countdown rehearsal....

Zenit 3SL launch postponed
Posted: Thu, Feb 9 6:08 AM ET (1108 GMT)
The launch of a direct broadcasting satellite on a Zenit 3SL was scrubbed Wednesday evening because a problem with ground equipment. The multinational Sea Launch...