Shuttle rollout delayed
Posted: Mon, Jul 31 8:08 AM ET (1208 GMT)
NASA has delayed the rollout of the shuttle Atlantis because of stormy weather at the Kennedy Space Center. NASA has planned to start moving Atlantis...

Atlas to launch LRO
Posted: Sun, Jul 30 1:52 PM ET (1752 GMT)
NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to launch the space agency's first lunar mission in a decade on an Atlas 5. Lockheed will...

Rockot launches Korean satellite
Posted: Fri, Jul 28 7:46 PM ET (2346 GMT)
A Rockot vehicle successfully launched a South Korean imaging satellite Friday on the first mission for the small Russian launcher since a failed launch last...

Boeing space unit reports decreased revenues, earnings
Posted: Fri, Jul 28 8:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)
The Boeing business unit that includes the company's space unites reported lower revenues and profits in its fiscal second quarter. The Network and Space...

Dnepr launch fails
Posted: Wed, Jul 26 8:14 PM ET (0014 GMT)
The launch of over a dozen small satellites on a converted Russian ICBM failed shortly after liftoff late Wednesday. The Dnepr booster lifted off from...

Cassini spots lakes on Titan
Posted: Wed, Jul 26 7:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has identified what scientists call "very strong evidence" for lakes of hydrocarbon on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan. Radar...

Lockheed Martin reports strong earnings
Posted: Wed, Jul 26 7:43 AM ET (1143 GMT)
Lockheed Martin's space unit reported Tuesday a significant increase in sales and profits in the last quarter. The Space Systems unit of the company...

Atlantis rolled into VAB
Posted: Tue, Jul 25 10:56 AM ET (1456 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis was transferred to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in prepapration for a rollout to the pad for...

Space Adventures to offer spacewalks to tourists
Posted: Sat, Jul 22 12:09 PM ET (1609 GMT)
Space tourists traveling to the International Space Station (ISS) will now have the option of performing a spacewalk while at the station, space tourism operator...

Orbital reports increased revenue, profits
Posted: Sat, Jul 22 12:02 PM ET (1602 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation reported increased revenues and income in its fiscal second quarter on Thursday, thanks primarily to its satellite manufacturing division. The company reported...