New communications satellite fails in orbit
Posted: Wed, Jan 28 8:43 PM ET (0143 GMT)
A newly-launched communications satellite, the first product of an Indo-European joint venture, has suffered a "major anomaly" in orbit and will not be...

NASA defers decision on backup pad for Hubble mission
Posted: Tue, Jan 27 7:27 AM ET (1227 GMT)
NASA managers decided last week to press ahead with plans to launch the space shuttle on a Hubble repair mission as early as May 12,...

Japan launches greenhouse gas monitoring satellite
Posted: Fri, Jan 23 7:40 AM ET (1240 GMT)
An H-2A rocket placed a satellite into orbit Friday designed to study concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The H-2A 202 lifted...

Lockheed reports increased space profits in 2008
Posted: Fri, Jan 23 7:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
Lockheed Martin's space division reported Thursday increased profits for all of 2008 despite a decline in sales for the year. Lockheed's Space Systems...

SSC to buy Universal Space Network
Posted: Thu, Jan 22 7:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) announced Wednesday that it will acquire Universal Space Network (USN), a US company that operates a set of ground stations...

Japanese launch postponed
Posted: Wed, Jan 21 6:54 AM ET (1154 GMT)
The launch of an Earth observation satellite on a Japanese rocket has been postponed until later this week because of poor weather at the launch...

Astra 5A satellite fails
Posted: Mon, Jan 19 5:49 PM ET (2249 GMT)
The Astra 5A communications satellite, operated by European company SES Astra, suffered a "technical anomaly" last week that led to the spacecraft's failure, the...

Delta 4 launches classified satellite
Posted: Sun, Jan 18 11:01 AM ET (1601 GMT)
After several days of delays, a Delta 4 Heavy successfully launched a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Saturday night. The Delta...

PlanetSpace files protest of ISS commercial resupply contract
Posted: Sat, Jan 17 11:43 AM ET (1643 GMT)
PlanetSpace, the one bidder of three that failed to win a NASA contract last month to transport cargo to the International Space Station, filed a...

Methane plumes found on Mars
Posted: Fri, Jan 16 7:33 AM ET (1233 GMT)
Scientists announced Thursday that they have detected several plumes of methane in the atmosphere of Mars, but said that the discovery itself doesn't mean...