NASA names new ISS module "Tranquility"
Posted: Wed, Apr 15 7:38 AM ET (1138 GMT)
Bypassing the results of a poll, NASA announced Tuesday night that the new node for the International Space Station will be named "Tranquility", but gave...

China launches navigation satellite
Posted: Wed, Apr 15 7:27 AM ET (1127 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed a Chinese navigation satellite into orbit early Wednesday. The rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 12:16...

Mars rover suffers computer reboots
Posted: Tue, Apr 14 7:58 AM ET (1158 GMT)
One of the twin NASA rovers that have been exploring the Martian surface for over five years is suffering from an unexplained series of computer...

NRO director resigns
Posted: Fri, Apr 10 7:40 AM ET (1140 GMT)
The head of the National Reconnaissance Office announced his resignation this week, a day after the White House approved a new spysat program. Scott Large...

Arianespace reports narrow profit
Posted: Fri, Apr 10 7:25 AM ET (1125 GMT)
Commercial launch provider Arianespace reported this week a small profit in 2008. The French company reported a profit of €2.5 million (US$3....

Government approves new spysat plan
Posted: Thu, Apr 9 8:00 AM ET (1200 GMT)
The White House has approved a new reconnaissance satellite program that will combine the development of government spacecraft with additional support for commercial imagery purchases....

ISS crew and tourist return
Posted: Wed, Apr 8 8:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two ISS crew members and a space tourist returned to Earth early Wednesday in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft touched...

Pentagon cancels TSAT
Posted: Tue, Apr 7 6:45 AM ET (1045 GMT)
The Defense Department announced Monday it plans to cancel a next-generation communications satellite program and instead purchase more of a different type of communications...

Reports: North Korean launch failed to place satellite in orbit
Posted: Sun, Apr 5 10:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
North Korea launched a long-range missile on Sunday that it claimed was a satellite launch, but US officials said that there is no evidence...

Atlas launches military communications satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 4 10:59 AM ET (1459 GMT)
An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched the second in a new series of military communications satellites Friday night. The Atlas 5 421 lifted off at...