Orbital reports record revenues and income in 2008
Posted: Fri, Feb 20 7:48 AM ET (1248 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation had a record year in 2008 in terms of revenue and operating income, but the company reduced its projections slightly for 2009....

NASA and ESA agree on Jupiter moons mission
Posted: Thu, Feb 19 8:13 AM ET (1313 GMT)
The space agencies of the US and Europe have agreed to cooperate on the development of a multibillion-dollar mission to Jupiter's giant moons....

Dawn flies past Mars
Posted: Thu, Feb 19 8:00 AM ET (1300 GMT)
NASA's Dawn mission flew past Mars late Tuesday on its way to the asteroid belt. The spacecraft passed 550 kilometers from the surface of...

Liberty loan keeps Sirius XM out of bankruptcy
Posted: Wed, Feb 18 7:59 AM ET (1259 GMT)
Liberty Media and Sirius XM Radio reached an agreement Tuesday on a $530-million loan designed to keep the satellite radio company out of bankruptcy....

Texas fireball not linked to satellite collision
Posted: Tue, Feb 17 7:40 AM ET (1240 GMT)
A brilliant fireball that streaked across Texas on Sunday was not created by debris from a satellite collision last week, according to military officials who...

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...