Delta 4 launches WGS-6 communications satellite
Posted: Thu, Aug 8 7:13 AM ET (1113 GMT)
A Delta 4 rocket successfully launched the sixth in a series of communications satellites used by the US military and allied nations. The Delta 4...

Proton, Rockot vehicles to return to flight in September
Posted: Wed, Aug 7 7:58 AM ET (1158 GMT)
Two Russian launch vehicles will return to service in September, one after a disastrous launch failure and the other after a partial failure. The head...

NASA deputy administrator to step down
Posted: Wed, Aug 7 7:47 AM ET (1147 GMT)
The number-two official at NASA will leave the space agency next month to take a key position at an airline pilot union, the agency...

Japan launches cargo spacecraft to ISS
Posted: Sun, Aug 4 10:18 AM ET (1418 GMT)
An H-2 rocket successfully launched the fourth in a series of Japanese cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station early Sunday. The H-2B...

SLS passes preliminary design review
Posted: Sat, Aug 3 8:52 AM ET (1252 GMT)
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket has completed its preliminary design review (PDR), a key early milestone in the development of the...

Indian satellite reaches final orbit after glitch
Posted: Fri, Aug 2 8:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
A recently-launched Indian satellite entered geosynchronous orbit this week after a suffering a potentially serious problem after launch. The INSAT-3D satellite was placed...

Eutelsat to acquire Satmex
Posted: Thu, Aug 1 7:06 AM ET (1106 GMT)
One of the "big four" operators of commercial communications satellites announced Wednesday that it is acquiring a Mexican satellite operator in a deal valued at...

EADS to merge defense and space units, rebrand as Airbus
Posted: Thu, Aug 1 6:51 AM ET (1051 GMT)
European aerospace company EADS announced plans Wednesday to combine its defense and space units into one division, while also rebranding the overall company after its...

SpaceX wins Canadian satellite contract
Posted: Thu, Aug 1 6:37 AM ET (1037 GMT)
SpaceX announced this week that it had won a contract to launch a constellation of Canadian radar satellites in 2018. SpaceX will launch the three...

Astronomers detect exoplanet in x-rays
Posted: Wed, Jul 31 8:12 AM ET (1212 GMT)
Astronomers have detected an extrasolar planet for the first time using x-ray observations. Researchers used observations by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and...