MRO images Martian avalanche
Posted: Tue, Mar 4 7:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
A NASA spacecraft has taken the first images of an avalanche taking place on the surface of Mars. The images, taken by a high-resolution...

NASA releases new images of lunar south pole
Posted: Sat, Mar 1 3:56 PM ET (2056 GMT)
NASA this week released the highest resolution images to date of the south polar regions of the Moon, an area considered to the most likely...

ILS to launch Sirius, S2M satellites
Posted: Sat, Mar 1 3:46 PM ET (2046 GMT)
International Launch Services announced this week that it had won contracts to launch two spacecraft for Sirius Satellite Radio as well as one for a...

Endeavour cleared for March 11 launch
Posted: Fri, Feb 29 8:32 PM ET (0132 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers formally approved Friday plans to launch the space shuttle Endeavour on a mission to the International Space Station next month. Endeavour is...

Northrop, Loral to collaborate on satellite work
Posted: Thu, Feb 28 6:47 AM ET (1147 GMT)
Northrop Grumman and Space Systems/Loral announced Wednesday that the two companies will work together on future spacecraft proposals for the US government. Under the...

Satellite debris delays Atlas 5 launch
Posted: Thu, Feb 28 6:37 AM ET (1137 GMT)
An Atlas 5 launch of a classified satellite scheduled for this week has been delayed as a precaution after last week's intercept of another...

Eutelsat, SES order satellites
Posted: Wed, Feb 27 6:23 AM ET (1123 GMT)
European satellite operators Eutelsat and SES announced this week that they have ordered new communications satellites. Eutelsat announced Tuesday that it has ordered the W3B...

Pentagon declares success in satellite intercept
Posted: Tue, Feb 26 5:16 AM ET (1016 GMT)
Defense Department officials said Monday that the missile that intercepted a defunct spy satellite last week completely broke apart the spacecraft's hydrazine fuel tank,...

NASA selects new shuttle program manager
Posted: Tue, Feb 26 5:07 AM ET (1007 GMT)
NASA announced late Friday that it had reassigned the manager of the space shuttle program to a new position overseeing strategic partnerships for the space...

Japan launches experimental communications satellite
Posted: Sat, Feb 23 10:58 AM ET (1558 GMT)
An H-2A rocket successfully launched an experimental high-speed Internet communications satellite on Saturday. The H-2A 2024 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima...