Stimulus bill includes $1 billion for NASA
Posted: Sat, Feb 14 9:37 AM ET (1437 GMT)
Congress approved a nearly $800-billion stimulus package on Friday that includes $1 billion for NASA. That $1 billion includes $400 million set aside for "...

STS-119 mission delayed again
Posted: Sat, Feb 14 9:17 AM ET (1417 GMT)
The launch of the next shuttle was pushed back once again on Friday to give engineers more time to study issues with a flow control...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Fri, Feb 13 10:31 AM ET (1531 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft launched earlier this week docked with the International Space Station early Friday. The Progress M-66 (designated Progress 32 by NASA)...

Ariane launches communications and military satellites
Posted: Fri, Feb 13 7:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
An Ariane 5 successfully launched a pair of commercial communications satellites and two military technology demonstration satellites Thursday evening. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off...

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...