Comet dust composition similar to asteroids
Posted: Fri, Jan 25 8:25 AM ET (1325 GMT)
Much to their surprise, planetary scientists have found that comet dust collected by a NASA spacecraft closely resembles materials found in asteroids. In a paper...

Lockheed Martin space systems profit grows
Posted: Fri, Jan 25 7:58 AM ET (1258 GMT)
Lockheed Martin reported improved sales and profits for its Space Systems operating in 2007 on Thursday. the company reported an operating profit of $236 million...

NASA survey refutes claims of intoxicated astronauts
Posted: Thu, Jan 24 8:06 AM ET (1306 GMT)
A survey of NASA's astronaut corps released on Wednesday found no evidence that astronauts were intoxicated immediately before any mission. The survey, which included...

Virgin, Scaled unveil new SpaceShipTwo design
Posted: Thu, Jan 24 7:56 AM ET (1256 GMT)
Space tourism operator Virgin Galactic and vehicle developer Scaled Composites unveiled a new design for the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) suborbital spacecraft and its carrier aircraft, White...

India launches Israeli satellite
Posted: Mon, Jan 21 10:36 AM ET (1536 GMT)
An Indian rocket placed an Israeli radar satellite into orbit early Monday. A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space...

ESA awards contract for Mercury mission
Posted: Sat, Jan 19 9:51 AM ET (1451 GMT)
The European Space Agency signed a contract Friday with EADS Astrium for the construction of BepiColombo, ESA's first mission to the planet Mercury. The &#...

Scaled fined for July accident
Posted: Sat, Jan 19 9:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
California regulators have fined Scaled Composites over $25,000 for an accident last July that killed three employees working on the propulsion system for the...

Groups raise objections to MDA sale
Posted: Fri, Jan 18 7:41 AM ET (1241 GMT)
A wide range of individuals and groups, ranging from a former foreign minister to an autoworkers' union, are protesting the sale of the space business...

First Mercury flyby images released
Posted: Wed, Jan 16 8:33 AM ET (1333 GMT)
MESSENGER project scientists released late Tuesday the first images taken by the spacecraft as it flew past the planet Mercury on Monday. The images, transmitted...

Yahsat awards launch contract to Arianespace
Posted: Wed, Jan 16 8:23 AM ET (1323 GMT)
A new Middle Eastern satellite operator will launch its first satellite on an Ariane 5, the company announced Tuesday. Yahsat signed an agreement with Arianespace...