Report predicts modest increase in commercial launches next year
Posted: Wed, Oct 3 12:00 AM ET (0400 GMT)
A report published Monday by the Futron Corporation predicts that there will be a modest increase in the number of commercial satellites launched in 2002...

News briefs: October 1
Posted: Mon, Oct 1 11:58 PM ET (0358 GMT)
The Air Force has once again pushed back the launch of a Titan 4B booster, officials announced late Monday. The launch, already delayed a day...

News briefs: September 29-30
Posted: Mon, Oct 1 10:43 AM ET (1443 GMT)
The Air Force postponed the launch of a Titan 4B booster late Sunday evening, citing unspecified technical problems. The rocket was scheduled to lift off...

Athena launches from Alaska
Posted: Sat, Sep 29 11:57 PM ET (0357 GMT)
An Athena 1 rocket launched a set of satellites for NASA and the Defense Department Saturday evening. The Athena 1 lifted off from the Kodiak...

Bolt problem could delay next shuttle mission
Posted: Sat, Sep 29 3:05 PM ET (1905 GMT)
Misshapen bolt holes discovered during an inspection of one shuttle could delay the next shuttle flight, NASA confirmed Friday. In reports published by the Houston...

Athena launch delayed until weekend
Posted: Fri, Sep 28 12:45 AM ET (0445 GMT)
The launch of an Athena rocket from Alaska has been pushed back until at least Saturday and may be delayed further depending on terrestrial and...

Commercial satellites affected by possible power glitches
Posted: Thu, Sep 27 5:52 PM ET (2152 GMT)
Problems with two popular families of commercial communication satellites could cause problems for nearly 20 such spacecraft currently in orbit, according to reports published Thursday....

News briefs: September 26
Posted: Wed, Sep 26 6:19 PM ET (2219 GMT)
XM Satellite Radio started a "soft" rollout of its satellite radio service on Tuesday, two weeks later than previously planned. XM is now offering service...

Ariane launches European communications satellite
Posted: Tue, Sep 25 10:57 PM ET (0257 GMT)
An Ariane 4 rocket successfully launched a communications satellite for Eutelsat Tuesday night. The Ariane 44P, the version of the Ariane 4 that uses four...

NASA releases images from DS1 comet flyby
Posted: Tue, Sep 25 5:39 PM ET (2139 GMT)
Images taken by NASA's Deep Space 1 (DS1) spacecraft during its flyby of the comet Borrelly Saturday are the best view yet of the...