NASA safety panel members resign
Posted: Tue, Sep 23 11:07 AM ET (1507 GMT)
All nine members of an independent safety panel resigned on Monday, complaining of a lack of influence. The nine members of the Aerospace Safety Advisory...

Loral writes off Telstar 4
Posted: Tue, Sep 23 2:36 AM ET (0636 GMT)
Loral announced Monday that it has declared the Telstar 4 communications satellites a total loss, three days after reporting a power problem with the spacecraft....

Ariane 5 launch rescheduled
Posted: Mon, Sep 22 1:42 PM ET (1742 GMT)
Arianespace has rescheduled the launch of an Ariane 5 that had been delayed a month because of problems with one of the spacecraft. Ariane Flight...

Galileo ends mission with Jupiter plunge
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 10:09 PM ET (0209 GMT)
NASA's Galileo spacecraft ended its mission Sunday with a final plunge into Jupiter's atmosphere, bringing to an end a journey that started 14...

Air Force to award Delta 4 contract despite suspension
Posted: Sat, Sep 20 5:04 PM ET (2104 GMT)
The Air Force will award Boeing a contract for a Delta 4 launch in 2005 despite an existing suspension on contracts with the company, Space...

Anomaly shuts down Telstar 4
Posted: Fri, Sep 19 5:28 PM ET (2128 GMT)
A power problem has shut down Loral's Telstar 4 communications satellite, the company announced Friday afternoon. Loral reported that the primary power bus on...

SpaceDev selected for SpaceShipOne engine
Posted: Fri, Sep 19 11:53 AM ET (1553 GMT)
Scaled Composites, developers of the SpaceShipOne (SS1) reusable suborbital spacecraft, announced Thursday that they had selected SpaceDev to provide the propulsion system for the vehicle....

China to join Galileo satellite navigation project
Posted: Thu, Sep 18 2:25 PM ET (1825 GMT)
China will play a role in Galileo, the European satellite navigation system designed to compete with GPS, Chinese and European officials said Thursday. The European...

Imaging constraints will reduce shuttle launch opportunities
Posted: Thu, Sep 18 2:12 PM ET (1812 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers said Wednesday that new requirements to photograph the orbiter and external tank during launch will sharply reduce the number of days they...

Galileo ready for final plunge
Posted: Thu, Sep 18 9:00 AM ET (1300 GMT)
NASA's Galileo spacecraft is ready to end its mission on Sunday with a plunge into Jupiter's atmosphere. The spacecraft, launched in 1989 and...