Spirit marks sixth anniversary with uncertain future
Posted: Mon, Jan 4 5:53 AM ET (1053 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Spirit marked its sixth anniversary on the Red Planet Sunday night as controllers struggled to free the aging spacecraft from a...

Loral wins two satellite orders
Posted: Thu, Dec 31 8:53 AM ET (1353 GMT)
Space Systems/Loral announced Wednesday a pair of orders for commercial communications satellites from North American customers. Canada's Telesat ordered the Nimiq 6 satellite...

Russia reportedly planning asteroid deflection mission
Posted: Wed, Dec 30 6:53 PM ET (2353 GMT)
The head of Russia's space agency raised eyebrows worldwide Wednesday when he claimed the agency was working on plans to deflect an asteroid that...

NASA selects New Frontiers finalists
Posted: Wed, Dec 30 7:12 AM ET (1212 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three proposals for missions to the Moon, Venus, and an asteroid for further study. The three concepts are finalists...

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...