Columbia breaks apart during reentry; crew feared lost
Updated: Sat, Feb 1 12:30 PM ET (1730 GMT)
Originally Posted: Sat, Feb 1 10:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
NASA had scheduled a press conference for 11:30 am EST (1630 GMT) to discuss the fate of the space shuttle Columbia and its seven-...

Boeing space earnings down in 2002
Posted: Sat, Feb 1 9:31 AM ET (1431 GMT)
Boeing's space and communications division reported lower earnings in 2002 because of the weakness in the launch vehicle and satellite markets. The Space and...

Orbital reveals details of Air Force launcher contracts
Posted: Sat, Feb 1 9:12 AM ET (1412 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation released additional details Friday about a pair of contracts it won this week to refurbish ICBMs into launch vehicles and missile defense...

Arianespace orders more baseline Ariane 5 boosters
Posted: Fri, Jan 31 8:57 PM ET (0157 GMT)
Arianespace announced Friday that it had placed an order for an additional six "generic", or baseline, versions of its Ariane 5 booster. In a brief...

EADS to acquire BAE Systems' stake in Astrium
Posted: Fri, Jan 31 1:51 PM ET (1851 GMT)
The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) announced Friday that it was acquiring the portion of satellite manufacturer Astrium it did not already own...

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...