Iridium and Russian satellites collide in orbit
Posted: Wed, Feb 11 10:30 PM ET (0330 GMT)
A commercial communications satellite and a defunct Russian satellite collided in low Earth orbit on Tuesday, creating clouds of debris that could pose a hazard...

Proton launches two communications satellites
Posted: Wed, Feb 11 6:43 AM ET (1143 GMT)
A Proton rocket launched two Russian communications satellites early Wednesday. The Proton M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 7:03...

Report: Sirius XM preparing bankruptcy filing
Posted: Tue, Feb 10 9:56 PM ET (0256 GMT)
Satellite radio company Sirius XM is making plans to file for bankruptcy protection, perhaps within days, the New York Times reported Tuesday afternoon. The company,...

Progress launched to the ISS
Posted: Tue, Feb 10 6:59 AM ET (1159 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station early Tuesday. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at...

Russian company selects European firms for new satellites, launches
Posted: Tue, Feb 10 6:41 AM ET (1141 GMT)
A Russian company has spurned domestic companies in favor of a pair of European companies to build and launch two new communications satellites. Gazprom Space...

STS-119 further delayed
Posted: Sat, Feb 7 11:48 AM ET (1648 GMT)
NASA managers delayed the launch of the next shuttle mission by at least three more days on Friday to give workers more time to investigate...

Delta 2 launches weather satellite
Posted: Fri, Feb 6 9:53 PM ET (0253 GMT)
After two days of delays, a Delta 2 rocket successfully launched a weather satellite early Friday. The United Launch Alliance Delta 2 7320 lifted off...

Spacecraft discovers smallest exoplanet
Posted: Fri, Feb 6 5:34 AM ET (1034 GMT)
Scientists using a European spacecraft claim to have discovered the smallest extrasolar planet to date, a world that orbits so close to its parent star...

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...