Ariane 5 launches three satellites
Posted: Sun, Sep 28 12:26 PM ET (1626 GMT)
An Ariane 5 booster successfully launched three spacecraft, including Europe's first lunar mission, Saturday night. The Ariane 5G lifted off From Kourou, French Guiana,...

Kosmos launches six satellites
Posted: Sat, Sep 27 11:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
A Russian Kosmos booster successfully launched six small satellites early Saturday. The Kosmos-3M lifted off from Plesetsk in northern Russia at 2:12 am...

Japan delays spysat launch
Posted: Sat, Sep 27 11:03 AM ET (1503 GMT)
Japan has delayed Saturday's scheduled launch of two reconnaissance satellites for several days because of a problem with the H-2A launch vehicle. The...

Kosmos launch delayed one day
Posted: Fri, Sep 26 9:54 AM ET (1354 GMT)
The launch of six small satellites on a Russian Kosmos booster has been delayed 24 hours to correct a problem with the launch vehicle, Russian...

Report: Northrop may drop OSP bid
Posted: Thu, Sep 25 11:31 AM ET (1531 GMT)
Northrop Grumman is planning to drop its bid to develop NASA's Orbital Space Plane (OSP) and instead partner with Lockheed Martin, Space News reported...

Former ASAP member concerned about ISS safety
Posted: Wed, Sep 24 11:39 AM ET (1539 GMT)
One of the members of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) who resigned this week said Tuesday that there have been several incidents on the...

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...