Shuttle practice countdown begins today
Posted: Wed, Jun 14 8:01 AM ET (1201 GMT)
The crew of the next shuttle mission arrived in Florida yesterday, one day later than planned, for a practice countdown in advance of next month'...

Europe unveils Mars rover
Posted: Tue, Jun 13 7:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
European officials unveiled a prototype of a planned Mars rover mission on Monday while suggesting that extra money could be used to augment the mission....

Sea Launch wins Thuraya launch contract
Posted: Tue, Jun 13 7:44 AM ET (1144 GMT)
The multinational commercial launch venture Sea Launch announced Monday that it has won a contract for the launch of a commercial telephony satellite. A Zenit-...

STS-121 crew say they're ready for mission
Posted: Fri, Jun 9 8:10 AM ET (1210 GMT)
The crew of the next shuttle mission said Thursday that they're ready to fly and confident that the risks of the mission are acceptable....

Sirius to buy GEO satellite from Loral
Posted: Thu, Jun 8 1:56 PM ET (1756 GMT)
Sirius Satellite Radio announced Thursday that it was buying a new satellite from Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), a spacecraft that the company may use...

External tank cleared for shuttle launch
Posted: Thu, Jun 8 7:42 AM ET (1142 GMT)
Shuttle managers officially declared the space shuttle's external tank ready for launch after a final evaluation of test data about changes to its design....

Newborn solar system full of carbon
Posted: Thu, Jun 8 7:35 AM ET (1135 GMT)
Studies of a solar system forming around a nearby star have turned up a surprising abundance of carbon gas, a discovery that could rewrite models...

Astrium wins Arabsat launch contract
Posted: Wed, Jun 7 7:47 AM ET (1147 GMT)
EADS Astrium has won a contract to build a communications satellite for regional satellite operator Arabsat, the satellite manufacturer announced Tuesday. EADS Astrium will build...

NASA makes exploration program work assignments
Posted: Tue, Jun 6 8:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)
NASA announced Monday work assignments for the development of the key components of the Constellation Program, portioning out key projects of the exploration initiative to...

Russia planning robotic lunar mission
Posted: Tue, Jun 6 8:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
The Russian space agency Roskosmos is beginning work on an ambitious lunar mission featuring penetrator probes and a soft lander, Aviation Week magazine reported Monday....