NOAA-N Prime launch postponed again
Posted: Thu, Feb 5 5:47 AM ET (1047 GMT)
The launch of a weather satellite on a Delta 2 was scrubbed again late Wednesday night because of a problem with a ground system. The...

Arabsat awards satellite, launch contracts
Posted: Thu, Feb 5 5:34 AM ET (1034 GMT)
Arabsat announced manufacturing and launch contracts Wednesday for a pair of communications satellites. A consortium of EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space will build the...

Spirit rover resumes driving
Posted: Thu, Feb 5 5:23 AM ET (1023 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Spirit has resumed driving after being sidelines for several days by a mysterious glitch. The rover moved about 30 centimeters Saturday,...

Delta 2 launch scrubbed
Posted: Wed, Feb 4 8:03 AM ET (1303 GMT)
The launch of a weather satellite on a Delta 2 was scrubbed Wednesday morning because of a technical problem. The Delta 2 was scheduled to...

Shuttle mission postponed
Posted: Wed, Feb 4 7:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
The launch of the space shuttle Discovery later this month has been delayed at least a week to resolve an issue with a valve in...

Reports: Iran launches satellite
Posted: Tue, Feb 3 8:56 AM ET (1356 GMT)
An Iranian rocket placed a small satellite into Earth orbit on Monday night, marking the first successful orbital launch by the Middle Eastern nation. According...

Russia launches science satellite
Posted: Sat, Jan 31 7:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
A Tsiklon rocket successfully launched Russia's first science satellite in several years on Friday. The Tsiklon-3 rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome...

Exoplanet suffers from extreme heating
Posted: Fri, Jan 30 6:45 AM ET (1145 GMT)
An extrasolar planet in a highly eccentric orbit undergoes a sudden temperature increase, warming by 700 degrees in a matter of hours, scientists said this...

Boeing space unit reports steady revenue, higher earnings
Posted: Fri, Jan 30 6:23 AM ET (1123 GMT)
The division of The Boeing Company that includes the company's space activities reported revenues almost identical to last year but higher earnings for 2008,...

Russian science satellite launch postponed
Posted: Thu, Jan 29 1:59 PM ET (1859 GMT)
The launch of a Russian space science satellite was delayed for at least one day Thursday. The Koronas-Foton spacecraft was scheduled to launch Thursday...