Proton launches DIRECTV satellite
Posted: Tue, Dec 29 7:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
A Proton rocket launched a commercial television satellite early Tuesday in the final scheduled launch of 2009. The Proton M lifted off from the Baikonur...

Mobile broadband startup orders satellite
Posted: Thu, Dec 24 11:48 AM ET (1648 GMT)
A Swedish startup company that plans to provide mobile broadband services via satellite ordered a satellite Wednesday. OverHorizon AB announced Wednesday that it had ordered...

Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Wed, Dec 23 1:12 PM ET (1812 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new crew members docked with the International Space Station on Tuesday. The Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft docked with the nadir...

Avanti secures financing for second satellite
Posted: Tue, Dec 22 4:27 PM ET (2127 GMT)
New British satellite operator Avanti announced Monday that it had secured a combination of financing and loan guarantees that will allow the company to move...

Soyuz launched to the ISS
Posted: Mon, Dec 21 7:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft with three new crew members for the International Space Station lifted off early Monday. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur...

Ariane launches French reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Sat, Dec 19 10:29 AM ET (1529 GMT)
An Ariane 5 launched a French reconnaissance satellite on Friday after two previous attempts were scrubbed. The Ariane 5 GS lifted off at 11:26...

Reports: NASA, White House planning major changes to exploration strategy
Posted: Fri, Dec 18 7:57 AM ET (1257 GMT)
The White House and NASA are considering making major changes to the agency's current space exploration strategy that could see the cancellation of the...

XCOR announces South Korean deal
Posted: Fri, Dec 18 6:54 AM ET (1154 GMT)
Suborbital vehicle developer XCOR Aerospace announced Thursday that it has won a contract to provide suborbital flight services for a South Korean organization. XCOR Aerospace...

Ariane launch postponed again
Posted: Thu, Dec 17 8:42 PM ET (0142 GMT)
Thursday's scheduled launch of a French reconnaissance satellite on an Ariane 5 was scrubbed because of a technical problem. The launch of Helios 2B...

GeoEye-1 spacecraft operations suspended because of glitch
Posted: Thu, Dec 17 1:44 PM ET (1844 GMT)
Commercial remote sensing company GeoEye announced Thursday that it has suspende operations of its newest satellite because of an antenna glitch. GeoEye said that it...