ISS gyro shut down
Posted: Thu, Oct 12 8:33 AM ET (1233 GMT)
Controllers have turned off a gyroscope on the International Space Station after it showed signs of malfunctioning, a decision that could have implications for both...

Globalstar signs agreement for next-generation satellites
Posted: Wed, Oct 11 8:16 AM ET (1216 GMT)
Low Earth orbit communications satellite operator Globalstar announced Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with a European manufacturer to build Globalstar's next generation...

Soyuz switches docking ports on ISS
Posted: Wed, Oct 11 8:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
The crew of the International Space Station boarded a Soyuz spacecraft and took a quick trip from one docking port on the station to another....

Hubble confirms exoplanet around nearby star
Posted: Tue, Oct 10 8:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
Observations by the Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed the presence of a Jupiter-sized extrasolar planet orbiting a nearby star and have linked it to...

US releases new national space policy
Posted: Mon, Oct 9 8:17 AM ET (1217 GMT)
The Bush Administration released late Friday a new national space policy, a document that emphasized the country's need for freedom of access to space....

Eutelsat spacecraft suffers power loss
Posted: Mon, Oct 9 8:09 AM ET (1209 GMT)
A Eutelsat communications satellite has suffered a power loss that will curtail its continued use, the European satellite operator announced Friday. Eurobird 10, which until...

Mars rover, orbiter provide new views of crater
Posted: Sat, Oct 7 10:43 AM ET (1443 GMT)
Complementary images from a long-lived rover and a new orbiter have given scientists a new perspective on a Martian crater. NASA released Friday new...

MetOp launch rescheduled
Posted: Fri, Oct 6 7:31 AM ET (1131 GMT)
The European Space Agency announced Thursday that it has rescheduled the launch of a weather satellite after completing an inspection triggered by a handling incident....

Debris damage found on Atlantis
Posted: Fri, Oct 6 7:25 AM ET (1125 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis suffered a small but significant impact with debris while in orbit last month on the STS-115 mission, NASA revealed this...

FTC approves ULA formation
Posted: Tue, Oct 3 8:26 PM ET (0026 GMT)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has agreed to allow the formation of the United Launch Alliance (ULA), the merger of the government launch operations of...