Russia launches communications satellite
Posted: Sun, Dec 24 12:30 PM ET (1730 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched the first of a new generation of communications satellites on Sunday. The Soyuz 2-1a rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk...

Shuttle lands in Florida
Posted: Fri, Dec 22 7:29 PM ET (0029 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery overcame poor weather forecasts and successfully landed in Florida late Friday afternoon. Discovery landed at the Kennedy Space Center at 5:...

Alcatel to built Eutelsat W7 satellite
Posted: Fri, Dec 22 12:35 PM ET (1735 GMT)
Alcatel Alenia Space has won a contract to built a new communications satellite for European operator Eutelsat, the company announced Thursday. Alcatel will build the...

Discovery cleared to land Friday, location TBD
Posted: Fri, Dec 22 12:24 PM ET (1724 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery is ready to return to Earth on Friday afternoon, although mission managers are uncertain which of three landing sites the shuttle...

Kosmos launches German military satellite
Posted: Wed, Dec 20 12:41 PM ET (1741 GMT)
A Russian Kosmos rocket successfully launched the first in a series of German radar imagery satellites on Tuesday. The Kosmos-3M rocket lifted off from...

Discovery undocks from station
Posted: Wed, Dec 20 12:31 PM ET (1731 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station Tuesday afternoon after completing its work on the ISS. Discovery undocked from the station's...

Astronauts complete retraction of solar panel
Posted: Tue, Dec 19 7:28 AM ET (1228 GMT)
Astronauts completed the retraction of a troublesome solar array on Monday during an unscheduled EVA. Robert Curbeam and Christer Fuglesang spent just over six and...

NASA, Google begin partnership
Posted: Tue, Dec 19 7:15 AM ET (1215 GMT)
NASA and Google announced Monday that they would work together to help make NASA's vast archives of images and other information available on the...

Loral, Canadian fund to buy Telesat Canada
Posted: Mon, Dec 18 7:59 AM ET (1259 GMT)
Satellite operator Loral Space and Communications announced Monday morning that it and a Canadian pension fund will acquire Canadian satellite operator Telesat Canada for nearly $...

Japan launches experimental communications satellite
Posted: Mon, Dec 18 7:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
An H-2A rocket launched a large Japanese experimental communications satellite on Monday. The H-2A lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 1:...