Orbital, SpaceX win Thaicom contracts
Posted: Tue, Jun 14 7:36 AM ET (1136 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation will build the latest spacecraft for a Thai company, and SpaceX will launch that satellite, in separate deals announced Monday. Orbital won...

Honeywell to buy EMS Technologies
Posted: Tue, Jun 14 7:29 AM ET (1129 GMT)
Honeywell announced Monday it plans to acquire EMS Technologies, a company that provides antenna and other satellite communications technologies, in a deal valued at nearly...

Delta 2 launches Earth sciences satellite
Posted: Fri, Jun 10 8:26 PM ET (0026 GMT)
A Delta 2 rocket successfully placed a joint American-Argentine Earth sciences satellite into orbit Friday morning. The Delta 2 7320-10 lifted off from...

Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Fri, Jun 10 6:37 AM ET (1037 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new ISS crewmembers docked with the station Thursday afternoon. The Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft docked with the Rassvet module of...

Voyager finds "magnetic bubbles" at outskirts of the solar system
Posted: Fri, Jun 10 6:24 AM ET (1024 GMT)
The Sun's magnetic field breaks down into a foam of bubbles at the outer edge of the solar system, scientists found in new analysis...

Mars rover mission may require more funding before launch
Posted: Thu, Jun 9 8:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
A report by NASA's inspector general warned that the agency's latest Mars rover mission may require additional funding in order to be ready...

Aquarius launch postponed a day
Posted: Thu, Jun 9 7:52 AM ET (1152 GMT)
The launch of a new Earth sciences satellite has been delayed a day to correct a technical glitch with its rocket. The Delta 2 rocket...

Soyuz launches new ISS crew
Posted: Wed, Jun 8 6:48 AM ET (1048 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new International Space Station crew members lifted off early Wednesday. A Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...

Measat orders Astrium satellite
Posted: Wed, Jun 8 6:36 AM ET (1036 GMT)
Malaysian satellite operator Measat announced Tuesday it has ordered a new satellite from European satellite manufacturer EADS Astrium. Measat-3b will be a Eurostar E3000...

Atlantis rolls out to the pad
Posted: Thu, Jun 2 5:46 AM ET (0946 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the launch pad early Wednesday as preparations for the final mission of the space shuttle era continue. Atlantis arrived...