ULA deal finally closes
Posted: Fri, Dec 1 6:11 PM ET (2311 GMT)
The merger of the government operations of the nation's two largest launch vehicle companies finally closed on Friday, over a year and a half...

Vega rocket motor passes test
Posted: Fri, Dec 1 8:29 AM ET (1329 GMT)
The solid rocket motor that will power the first stage of a new European launch vehicle successfully completed a static firing Thursday. The P80 motor...

NASA sets Dec. 7 launch date for STS-116
Posted: Thu, Nov 30 8:17 AM ET (1317 GMT)
Shuttle managers confirmed late Wednesday the December 7th launch date for the next shuttle mission, pending resolution of two problems on the station. The shuttle...

ISS reboost maneuver cut short
Posted: Thu, Nov 30 8:07 AM ET (1307 GMT)
An engine firing early Thursday designed to raise the orbit of the International Space Station ended far sooner than planned, a problem that, if unresolved,...

China confirms Sinosat-2 failure
Posted: Tue, Nov 28 8:25 AM ET (1325 GMT)
Chinese officials confirmed Tuesday that a new communications satellite launched a month ago has failed and will have to be replaced. Sinosat-2 was launched...

STS-116 flight readiness review to begin
Posted: Tue, Nov 28 8:19 AM ET (1319 GMT)
NASA will kick off a two-day flight readiness review for the next space shuttle mission today in advance of next week's planned launch...

ISS crew performs spacewalk, golf shot
Posted: Thu, Nov 23 10:10 AM ET (1510 GMT)
Two members of the crew of the International Space Station performed a spacewalk outside the station Wednesday evening, highlighted by a much-publicized "golf shot"...

MGS believed to be lost
Posted: Wed, Nov 22 8:04 AM ET (1304 GMT)
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft has remained out of contract with controllers for over two weeks, and project officials said Tuesday it's...

Chinese satellite reportedly failing
Posted: Tue, Nov 21 1:57 PM ET (1857 GMT)
A Chinese communications satellite launched less than a month had reportedly suffered a serious, and potentially fatal, problem in orbit. According to reports first published...

Astrium, Orbital win satellite orders
Posted: Tue, Nov 21 1:46 PM ET (1846 GMT)
EADS Astrium and Orbital Sciences Corporation have won contracts for the assembly of two commercial communications satellites for different divisions of the same European operator....