Court injunction blocks purchases of RD-180 engines
Posted: Thu, May 1 9:07 AM ET (1307 GMT)
A federal court judge issued a preliminary injunction late Wednesday blocking the US Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) from purchasing RD-180 rocket...

Vega launches Kazakh remote sensing satellite
Posted: Wed, Apr 30 9:05 AM ET (1305 GMT)
A Vega rocket successfully launched a remote sensing satellite for the government of Kazakhstan Tuesday night. The Vega rocket lifted off at 9:35 pm...

ATK and Orbital Sciences announce merger
Posted: Tue, Apr 29 4:43 PM ET (2043 GMT)
The aerospace and defense business of ATK will merge with Orbital Sciences Corporation in a surprise $5-billion the companies announced Tuesday morning. In what...

Technical problem postpones Vega launch
Posted: Tue, Apr 29 6:37 AM ET (1037 GMT)
A problem with a umbilical scrubbed Monday night's scheduled launch of a Kazakh remote sensing satellite on a Vega rocket. The launch of the...

Proton launches Russia, Kazakh satellites
Posted: Mon, Apr 28 6:45 PM ET (2245 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched communications satellites for Russia and Kazakhstan on Monday. The Proton-M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 12:...

ViaSat wins $283 million lawsuit against Space Systems/Loral
Posted: Sun, Apr 27 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
Satellite operator ViaSat won $283 million in damages against satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) in a suit over patent infringement of satellite technologies....

Canada cancels Russian launch to protest Ukraine crisis
Posted: Sat, Apr 26 12:07 PM ET (1607 GMT)
The Canadian government has canceled plans to launch a small satellite on a Russian rocket later this year to protest the ongoing Ukraine crisis. Canadian...

SpaceX declares success in reusability test
Posted: Sat, Apr 26 11:55 AM ET (1555 GMT)
An attempt to soft-land the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket in the ocean last week was a success, the company's CEO...

SpaceX files suit against Air Force regarding EELV contract
Posted: Fri, Apr 25 6:45 PM ET (2245 GMT)
The CEO of SpaceX announced Friday that the company had filed suit against the Air Force to protest a "block buy" contract it recently awarded...

Astronauts replace ISS computer in brief spacewalk
Posted: Thu, Apr 24 7:14 AM ET (1114 GMT)
Two NASA astronauts worked quickly Wednesday to replace a faulty computer on the exterior of the International Space Station on a relatively short spacewalk. Astronauts...