Report: three-way European satellite merger contemplated
Posted: Sun, Dec 15 9:02 PM ET (0202 GMT)
Executives at three European satellite manufacturers are considering a merger to deal with the overcapacity in the commercial marketplace, the Financial Times reported Sunday. According...

Air Force considering billion-dollar EELV aid package
Posted: Sat, Dec 14 7:17 PM ET (0017 GMT)
The Air Force is considering spending up to $1 billion over a five-year period to help support Boeing and Lockheed Martin's launch vehicle...

H-2A rocket launch a success
Posted: Sat, Dec 14 11:34 AM ET (1634 GMT)
A Japanese H-2A rocket lifted off on schedule late Friday, placing four spacecraft into Earth orbit. The H-2A lifted off from the Tanegashima...

Ariane 5 investigation focuses on main engine
Posted: Fri, Dec 13 8:06 AM ET (1306 GMT)
The failure of an Ariane 5 launched Wednesday night appears to be caused by a problem with the vehicle's main engine, officials said Thursday....

Former teacher Morgan named to shuttle flight
Posted: Fri, Dec 13 7:47 AM ET (1247 GMT)
Barbara Morgan, a former teacher who was runner-up to Christa McAuliffe in the 1980s Teacher-in-Space competition, was named on Thursday to the...

Northrop, TRW complete merger
Posted: Fri, Dec 13 7:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)
Northrop Grumman completed its merger with TRW with shareholder votes by the two companies on Wednesday. Both companies held special shareholder meetings to vote on...

Crack found in shuttle propellant line assembly
Posted: Thu, Dec 12 10:34 AM ET (1534 GMT)
Engineers have discovered a small crack in a propellant line assembly in the shuttle Discovery, raising questions whether similar flaws may exist in other orbiters....

Ariane 5 launch fails
Posted: Wed, Dec 11 8:27 PM ET (0127 GMT)
The launch of a new version of Europe's Ariane 5 booster failed because of an unexplained problem three minutes after launch, destroying the rocket...

NASA postpones ISS spacewalk because of medical issue
Posted: Wed, Dec 11 7:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)
NASA has postponed until next month a spacewalk by members of the International Space Station Expedition Six crew because of an undisclosed medical problem. Astronaut...

EchoStar and Hughes drop merger plans
Posted: Tue, Dec 10 10:39 PM ET (0339 GMT)
Facing strong regulatory opposition, EchoStar and Hughes Electronics announced Tuesday that they were ending plans to merge their satellite television operations. The two companies said...