Shuttle mission winds down
Posted: Fri, Jan 31 1:38 PM ET (1838 GMT)
The crew of the space shuttle Columbia has completed work on dozens of experiments as they prepared to return to Earth Saturday morning. Thursday was...

Globalstar creditors reject investment plan
Posted: Fri, Jan 31 8:54 AM ET (1354 GMT)
Creditors of bankrupt satellite communications company Globalstar abruptly rejected Thursday a proposed $55 million bailout of the company by an investment company. Earlier this month...

FCC approves terrestrial repeaters for satellite communications
Posted: Fri, Jan 31 8:41 AM ET (1341 GMT)
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced Thursday that it will allow satellite communications providers to use ground-based repeaters to augment satellite signals, a...

Pentagon considering dropping one EELV company
Posted: Thu, Jan 30 6:36 PM ET (2336 GMT)
The Defense Department may drop either Boeing or Lockheed Martin from the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, Bloomberg News reported Thursday. The report cited...

Report: NASA to announce nuclear-powered Jupiter mission
Posted: Thu, Jan 30 2:18 PM ET (1918 GMT)
SpaceRef reported Wednesday that NASA will unveil plans next week for a new Jupiter orbiter mission that will use a nuclear-powered propulsion system under...

Orbital wins contract to refurbish missiles into launch vehicles
Posted: Thu, Jan 30 2:10 PM ET (1910 GMT)
The Defense Department awarded Orbital Sciences Corporation a contract Wednesday worth up to $237.9 million for converting retired missiles into orbital and suborbital launch...

Delta 2 launches GPS satellite
Posted: Wed, Jan 29 8:59 PM ET (0159 GMT)
A Delta 2 successfully launched an Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite and a technology demonstration microsatellite Wednesday afternoon. The Boeing Delta 2 7925-...

CNES president resigns
Posted: Wed, Jan 29 8:41 PM ET (0141 GMT)
The head of the French space agency CNES announced Wednesday that he planned to resign because of a perceived lack of support from the French...

AOL sells Hughes shares
Posted: Wed, Jan 29 1:32 PM ET (1832 GMT)
Media conglomerate AOL Time Warner has sold its stake in Hughes Electronics, owner of satellite TV provider DirecTV and majority shareholder of satellite operator PanAmSat,...

X Prize adds four new teams
Posted: Tue, Jan 28 8:21 PM ET (0121 GMT)
The X Prize, a suborbital space tourism competition, officially announced this week that four new teams have been accepted for the $10 million contest. The...