CNES drops Mars, ISS projects
Posted: Thu, May 1 8:56 AM ET (1256 GMT)
The French space agency CNES announced Wednesday that it will cancel plans to mount a series of Mars landers as well as experiments planned for...

Lockheed Martin wins Japanese satellite order
Posted: Thu, May 1 8:43 AM ET (1243 GMT)
A Japanese satellite operator has selected Lockheed Martin to build a new communications satellite, the first commercial order for Lockheed in two years. Lockheed Martin...

Gyro failure puts Hubble in safe mode
Posted: Wed, Apr 30 2:12 PM ET (1812 GMT)
A gyroscope failure on the Hubble Space Telescope Tuesday has put the spacecraft into a temporary safe mode that should end by Wednesday evening. Gyro...

Columbia investigators shift focus from T-seal
Posted: Wed, Apr 30 1:53 PM ET (1753 GMT)
Members of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) said Tuesday that they believe it is less likely that a T-seal on the leading edge...

BeppoSAX reenters over Pacific
Posted: Wed, Apr 30 1:40 PM ET (1740 GMT)
The Italian astronomy satellite BeppoSAX harmlessly reentered late Tuesday over the Pacific Ocean, with any surviving debris landing hundreds of kilometers from the nearest islands....

Alcatel, EADS to restart discussions about alliance
Posted: Tue, Apr 29 8:36 PM ET (0036 GMT)
The chairman of French telecommunications company Alcatel said he is willing to restart negotiations with EADS about combining the two companies' satellite manufacturing units. Serge...

Italian satellite poised for reentry
Posted: Tue, Apr 29 11:13 AM ET (1513 GMT)
An Italian astronomy satellite is expected to reenter the Earth's atmosphere within the next 24 hours, and had the potential to shower portions of...

ICO wins majority stake in Globalstar
Posted: Mon, Apr 28 8:31 PM ET (0031 GMT)
In a surprising turn of events, satellite communications company ICO has won a majority stake in bankrupt rival Globalstar, the companies announced Monday. Late Friday...

Pegasus launches GALEX
Posted: Mon, Apr 28 5:29 PM ET (2129 GMT)
An Orbital Sciences Corporation Pegasus XL booster successfully launched a NASA astronomy satellite Monday morning. The Pegasus XL was released from its L-1011 carrier...

Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Mon, Apr 28 3:08 PM ET (1908 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying the two-man Expedition Seven crew successfully docked with the International Space Station early Monday. The Soyuz TMA-2 spacecraft docked...