Investigation blames Sea Launch accident on engine failure
Posted: Tue, Mar 13 8:52 PM ET (0052 GMT)
Contamination in an engine turbopump is the root cause of the failure of Zenit-3SL rocket that collapsed and exploded on its floating launch pad...

Ariane launches two satellites
Posted: Mon, Mar 12 8:33 AM ET (1233 GMT)
An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched British and Indian communications satellites Sunday evening. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana at 6:...

Sunlight affects asteroid spin
Posted: Mon, Mar 12 8:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)
Astronomers have found that the weak but constant force of sunlight is causing the spin of a small asteroid to accelerate. In a paper published...

Technical glitch delays Ariane 5 launch
Posted: Sun, Mar 11 1:58 PM ET (1758 GMT)
The launch of two communications satellites Saturday was postponed for 24 hours because of a problem with ground equipment. The Ariane 5 ECA was scheduled...

OrbView 3 satellite malfunctions
Posted: Sat, Mar 10 8:27 AM ET (1327 GMT)
The commercial remote sensing satellite OrbView 3 has not been able to create usable imagery for several days, GeoEye announced this week. In a regulatory...

Mars mineral deposits linked to groundwater
Posted: Sat, Mar 10 8:19 AM ET (1319 GMT)
Mineral salt deposits found on the surface of Mars by one of NASA's Mars rovers may have been created by seeping groundwater rather than...

Atlas 5 launches military satellites
Posted: Fri, Mar 9 8:27 AM ET (1327 GMT)
An Atlas 5 rocket launched a half-dozen small military satellites Thursday night, including two that will test advanced satellite servicing technologies. The Atlas 5...

NASA dismisses Nowak from astronaut corps
Posted: Thu, Mar 8 7:31 AM ET (1231 GMT)
Lisa Nowak, the woman accused of attempted kidnapping of a romantic rival last month, has been officially removed from the NASA astronaut corps and returned...

Surrey to build second Galileo satellite
Posted: Tue, Mar 6 8:37 AM ET (1337 GMT)
ESA announced Monday that it has awarded a contract a British smallsat manufacturer to build a second satellite for Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system....

Shuttle rolled back to the VAB
Posted: Mon, Mar 5 8:27 AM ET (1327 GMT)
NASA moved the space shuttle Atlantis back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) Sunday to allow workers to being repairs to damage caused by a...