WorldSpace files for Chapter 11
Posted: Tue, Oct 21 6:51 AM ET (1051 GMT)
Satellite radio company WorldSpace filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late last week, citing over $2 billion in debt. WorldSpace, based in Maryland, filed for...

Glitches delay Hubble reactivation
Posted: Sat, Oct 18 10:45 AM ET (1445 GMT)
Two problems encountered with switching the Hubble Space Telescope over to a backup science computer will delay the telescope's return to service until next...

ESA to delay Mars rover mission
Posted: Sat, Oct 18 10:31 AM ET (1431 GMT)
The European Space Agency is expected to push back the launch of an ambitious Mars rover mission until the middle of the next decade because...

Orbital reports profitable third quarter
Posted: Fri, Oct 17 11:57 AM ET (1557 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation reported Thursday a profit in its fiscal third quarter, although net income was down slightly from the same quarter of 2007. Orbital...

President signs NASA authorization bill
Posted: Fri, Oct 17 11:36 AM ET (1536 GMT)
President Bush signed into law this week authorizing legislation for NASA that, among other things, directs NASA to carry out another shuttle flight to the...

NASA plans to "reboot" Hubble with backup computer
Posted: Wed, Oct 15 9:30 AM ET (1330 GMT)
NASA engineers plan to switch the Hubble Space Telescope to a backup science computer this week after the primary computer failed in late September. Controllers...

Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Tue, Oct 14 7:22 AM ET (1122 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Tuesday, bringing one Russian and two Americans, including a space tourist, to the orbiting outpost....

Soyuz launches to ISS
Posted: Sun, Oct 12 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two professional astronauts and one commercial passenger lifted off early Sunday on a flight to the International Space Station. The Soyuz...

NASA keeps 2009 launch date for MSL
Posted: Sat, Oct 11 11:20 AM ET (1520 GMT)
NASA officials said Friday they're still planning to launch the most complex Mars rover ever a year from now despite problems with the spacecraft'...

SpaceDev founder Benson dies
Posted: Sat, Oct 11 10:52 AM ET (1452 GMT)
Jim Benson, the entrepreneur who founded the commercial space company SpaceDev over a decade ago, died Friday of a brain tumor at the age of...