SpaceX tests Falcon 9 engines, wins contract
Posted: Tue, Mar 16 6:54 AM ET (1054 GMT)
SpaceX successfully performed a "hot fire" of its first Falcon 9 rocket on its Florida launchpad on Saturday, and also announced a new launch contract....

International partners agree to ISS extension
Posted: Fri, Mar 12 7:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
Partner nations in the International Space Station project affirmed Thursday their desire to keep operating the station at least to 2020, while studying the possibility...

GeoEye selects Lockheed for next satellite
Posted: Fri, Mar 12 7:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)
Commercial remote sensing company GeoEye announced Thursday that it has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to build its next imaging satellite in the hopes of...

Paradigm orders fourth Skynet satellite for UK military
Posted: Thu, Mar 11 6:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
The British military and the private company that provides it with communications services have agreed to a deal that will involve the launch of a...

SpaceX test firing aborted
Posted: Wed, Mar 10 6:28 AM ET (1128 GMT)
A planned test firing of the first stage engines on the first Falcon 9 was aborted because of a technical problem, officials said late Tuesday....

White House planning April space conference
Posted: Mon, Mar 8 7:03 AM ET (1203 GMT)
The White House announced Sunday that President Barack Obama will host a conference in April to discuss his administration's new vision for space. The...

Orbital buys General Dynamics satellite unit
Posted: Sat, Mar 6 9:11 AM ET (1411 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation announced this week that it agreed to acquire the satellite division of General Dynamics. Orbital agreed to acquire the division, based in...

Delta 4 launches weather satellite
Posted: Fri, Mar 5 7:01 AM ET (1201 GMT)
A Delta 4 launch successfully placed a weather satellite into orbit Thursday night. The Delta 4 Medium+ (4,2) lifted off from Space Launch Complex...

China launches imaging satellite
Posted: Fri, Mar 5 6:47 AM ET (1147 GMT)
China launched a remote sensing satellite Friday, the latest in a series of satellites thought to have military applications. The Long March 4C rocket lifted...

Shuttle rolled out to pad
Posted: Wed, Mar 3 9:07 PM ET (0207 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery was rolled out to its launch pad early Wednesday in preparation for its launch to the ISS next month. Discovery left...