Double Star launch delayed
Posted: Sat, Dec 27 11:57 AM ET (1657 GMT)
The launch of the first of a pair of Sino-European space science satellites has been delayed two days because of a launch vehicle problem,...

Still no contact with Beagle 2
Posted: Fri, Dec 26 12:07 PM ET (1707 GMT)
A second attempt to contact the British-built Beagle 2 Mars lander failed on Thursday night when an Earth-based radio telescope could not detect...

Mars Express enters orbit around Red Planet
Posted: Thu, Dec 25 10:31 AM ET (1531 GMT)
ESA's Mars Express spacecraft successfully entered orbit around the planet Mars early Thursday. The spacecraft, ESA's first mission to the Red Planet, fired...

No contact yet with Beagle 2
Posted: Thu, Dec 25 10:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
The British-built Beagle 2 spacecraft landed on the surface of Mars early Thursday, but ground controllers have yet to establish communications with the spacecraft....

News Corp plans few major changes to DirecTV, PanAmSat
Posted: Wed, Dec 24 11:55 AM ET (1655 GMT)
News Corporation, which closed its acquisition of satellite broadcaster DirecTV earlier this week, plans no major change in the way the company operates its fleet...

Plan to fund Ariane and Soyuz hits obstacle
Posted: Tue, Dec 23 12:04 PM ET (1704 GMT)
A European plan to pay some of the operational costs of the Ariane 5 and build a launch pad at Kourou for the Soyuz launch...

Delta 2 launches GPS satellite
Posted: Sun, Dec 21 12:52 PM ET (1752 GMT)
A Boeing Delta 2 rocket successfully launched a GPS satellite early Sunday. The Delta 2 7925-9.5 lifted off from launch complex 17A at...

FCC approves News Corp takeover of DirecTV
Posted: Sat, Dec 20 8:43 AM ET (1343 GMT)
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gave its approval late Friday for News Corporation to acquire a controlling stake in satellite TV company DirecTV. On...

Beagle 2 separates from Mars Express
Posted: Fri, Dec 19 1:54 PM ET (1854 GMT)
The British-built Beagle 2 spacecraft successfully separated from ESA's Mars Express spacecraft on Friday, setting the stage for a Christmas Day landing on...

NASA releases first images from, new name for, SIRTF
Posted: Fri, Dec 19 11:37 AM ET (1637 GMT)
NASA on Thursday released the first images taken by its new Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), as well as announcing the telescope's new name....