SS/Loral, Astrium announce satellite contracts
Posted: Thu, May 4 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) and EADS Astrium have won contracts for commercial communications satellites, the two companies announced this week. SS/L announced Wednesday...

Next ISS crew named
Posted: Wed, May 3 7:39 AM ET (1139 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday that it has named two astronauts for the next long-duration crew for the International Space Station, who will join a Russian...

Collins, Kennedy to leave NASA
Posted: Tue, May 2 8:11 AM ET (1211 GMT)
The first female shuttle commander and the head of NASA's Kennedy Space Center both announced Monday their plans to leave the space agency. Eileen...

NASA puts a hold on additional shuttle tank modifications
Posted: Sat, Apr 29 10:31 AM ET (1431 GMT)
Shuttle managers announced Friday that they have decided to leave in place a number of foam ramps on the shuttle's external tank, deciding that...

CloudSat and CALIPSO finally launched
Posted: Fri, Apr 28 1:38 PM ET (1738 GMT)
After a week's worth of launch pad delays, a Delta 2 carrying two Earth sciences spacecraft finally lifted off Friday morning. The Delta 2...

Contamination blamed for Proton failure
Posted: Fri, Apr 28 8:40 AM ET (1240 GMT)
The failed launch of a communications satellite on a Proton rocket nearly two months ago has been blamed on contaminants in an upper-stage propellant...

Sensor glitch delays CloudSat/CALIPSO launch
Posted: Thu, Apr 27 1:08 PM ET (1708 GMT)
The launch of two Earth-observing satellites was called off once again Thursday, this time because of a problem with a sensor on the Delta...

China launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Thu, Apr 27 6:15 AM ET (1015 GMT)
A Long March booster launched a Chinese remote sensing satellite on Thursday. The Long March 4B lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Wed, Apr 26 8:00 PM ET (0000 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft carrying supplies and equipment docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday. The Progress M-56 spacecraft (called Progress 21 by...

Another weather delay for CloudSat/CALIPSO
Posted: Wed, Apr 26 1:45 PM ET (1745 GMT)
The launch of two Earth-observing spacecraft was delayed yet again Wednesday because of poor weather. The launch of the CloudSat and CALIPSO spacecraft on...