US spysat fails, will deorbit
Posted: Sun, Jan 27 10:35 AM ET (1535 GMT)
A US reconnaissance satellite has failed in orbit and will reenter in about a month, government officials confirmed Saturday. The unidentified spacecraft has lost all...

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...