ORBCOMM awards contract for next-generation satellites
Posted: Thu, May 8 7:10 AM ET (1110 GMT)
Satellite communications company ORBCOMM announced Wednesday that it has signed a contract with a Colorado-based microsatellite manufacturer for a new generation of satellites to...

GIOVE-B sends first signals
Posted: Thu, May 8 6:50 AM ET (1050 GMT)
Europe's second experimental navigation satellite transmitted its first signals on Wednesday. The Galileo In-Orbit Validation Element B (GIOVE-B), launched late last month,...

Discovery moved to launch pad
Posted: Sat, May 3 8:31 PM ET (0031 GMT)
NASA moved the space shuttle Discovery to the launch pad Saturday morning in advance of its mission to the International Space Station scheduled for late...

Hubble servicing mission delayed
Posted: Fri, May 2 7:35 AM ET (1135 GMT)
A shuttle mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope has been delayed at least four weeks because of production delays with the shuttle's external...

Review finds conflicts of interest in Orion review panel
Posted: Thu, May 1 8:00 AM ET (1200 GMT)
A review board impaneled to provide assessments of the development of the Orion crew exploration vehicle includes several members with conflicts of interest, NASA's...

PSLV launches multiple satellites
Posted: Mon, Apr 28 2:23 PM ET (1823 GMT)
An Indian PSLV rocket launched a remote sensing satellite and nine smaller spacecraft early Monday. The "core alone" PSLV, which has no strap-on boosters,...

Land Launch places first satellite into orbit
Posted: Mon, Apr 28 2:08 PM ET (1808 GMT)
The first mission for the Land Launch commercial venture successfully placed an Israeli communications satellite into orbit early Monday. The Zenit-3SLB lifted off from...

Soyuz launches GIOVE-B
Posted: Sun, Apr 27 1:04 PM ET (1704 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket successfully launched early Sunday the second demonstration satellite for Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system. The Soyuz-Fregat rocket lifted off from...

China launches data relay satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 26 8:31 AM ET (1231 GMT)
A Long March rocket launched a data relay satellite Friday that will be used to support China's human spaceflight program. The Long March 3C...

Mars rover suffers robotic arm glitch
Posted: Thu, Apr 24 6:38 AM ET (1038 GMT)
One of the twin Mars Exploration Rovers is suffering from a problem with its robotic arm that could limit its utility, JPL announced Wednesday. A...