Alcatel wins Globalstar contract, sells satellite unit
Posted: Wed, Dec 6 8:27 AM ET (1327 GMT)
Alcatel-Lucent announced Monday that it had signed a contract to build the next generation satellite system, then announced hours later it was completing the...

NASA unveils lunar base plans
Posted: Tue, Dec 5 8:24 AM ET (1324 GMT)
NASA plans to develop a base near one of the poles of the Moon that will be permanently inhabited by 2024. The lunar exploration architecture,...

Countdown begins for STS-116 launch
Posted: Tue, Dec 5 8:03 AM ET (1303 GMT)
NASA started the countdown Monday night for the launch of the space shuttle Discovery on a mission to the International Space Station. Countdown clocks started...

ISS orbit boosted
Posted: Tue, Dec 5 7:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
Several days after a previous reboost effort was aborted, a Russian spacecraft raised the orbit of the ISS late Monday in preparation for the arrival...

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...