Orbital wins COTS award
Posted: Wed, Feb 20 6:48 AM ET (1148 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday that it has awarded Orbital Sciences Corporation a $170-million agreement to support the development of a commercial cargo spacecraft to service...

Report: satellite intercept planned for this week
Posted: Tue, Feb 19 6:14 AM ET (1114 GMT)
An attempt by the US Navy to intercept a dead spy satellite with a missile could take place as soon as late Wednesday, according to...

Endeavour rolled out to the launch pad
Posted: Mon, Feb 18 6:24 PM ET (2324 GMT)
As the space shuttle Atlantis was undocking from the International Space Station to return to Earth, the shuttle Endeavour was rolling out to the launch...

Atlantis undocks from ISS
Posted: Mon, Feb 18 8:56 AM ET (1356 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the International Space Station on Monday morning in advance of its return to Earth on Wednesday. The shuttle separated...

Astronauts unconcerned with satellite intercept plans
Posted: Sun, Feb 17 6:03 AM ET (1103 GMT)
Astronauts on board the International Space Station and space shuttle Atlantis said Saturday they are not concerned with US military plans to hit a failed...

Early Mars too salty for most life
Posted: Sun, Feb 17 5:53 AM ET (1053 GMT)
While liquid water may have existed on the Martian surface early in the planet's history, that water was too salty to support most known...

Spacewalkers complete final STS-122 EVA
Posted: Sat, Feb 16 6:02 AM ET (1102 GMT)
Two astronauts spent more than seven hours outside the International Space Station on Friday, completing the outfitting of the exterior of the new Columbus lab...

Orbital Sciences has record financial year
Posted: Sat, Feb 16 5:45 AM ET (1045 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation reported record revenues and profits in 2007 on Thursday thanks to strong launch and satellite business. For the fourth quarter of 2007...

US to use missiles to destroy failed spysat
Posted: Fri, Feb 15 6:43 AM ET (1143 GMT)
The US military, at the direction of the White House, plan to use one or more missiles to destroy a failed reconnaissance satellite before it...

Astronomers find Jupiter- and Saturn-like exoplanets around distant star
Posted: Fri, Feb 15 6:28 AM ET (1128 GMT)
A collaboration of professional and amateur astronomers has discovered two exoplanets, smaller versions of Jupiter and Saturn, orbiting a distant star. Astronomers used a technique...