Atlas launches communications satellite
Posted: Fri, Feb 6 9:45 AM ET (1445 GMT)
An Atlas 2 booster successfully launched a communications satellite Thursday night. The Atlas 2AS lifted off from pad 36A at Cape Canaveral at 6:46...

ESA reaches agreement on Ariane, Soyuz funding
Posted: Fri, Feb 6 9:22 AM ET (1422 GMT)
The member nations of the European Space Agency have agreed to release funds to support the Ariane 5 as well as construct a launch pad...

Intelsat announces IPO plans
Posted: Thu, Feb 5 2:47 PM ET (1947 GMT)
Satellite communications company Intelsat announced Wednesday that it is planning to conduct a limited public offering of stock by the end of June, in accordance...

NASA budget includes funding for prizes, Kistler
Posted: Thu, Feb 5 2:35 PM ET (1935 GMT)
NASA's fiscal year 205 budget, released this week, includes small amounts of funding for a number of innovative new projects, including prizes, as well...

Europeans planning manned Mars mission
Posted: Wed, Feb 4 8:52 PM ET (0152 GMT)
European experts have announced their own plan of human exploration that would culminate in a human mission to Mars in about 25 years, although it...

Report: next two ISS crews swapped
Updated: Wed, Feb 4 8:27 PM ET (0127 GMT)
Originally Posted: Wed, Feb 4 10:58 AM ET (1558 GMT)
The next two crews to stay on the International Space Station have been swapped because of a medical issue with a US astronaut, the RIA...

US, EU yet to reach agreement on Galileo frequencies
Posted: Wed, Feb 4 10:43 AM ET (1543 GMT)
The United States and the European Union fell short of reaching an agreement regarding frequency allocations for Europe's Galileo satellite navigation system, although reports...

Pentagon plans additional support of EELV companies
Posted: Tue, Feb 3 11:57 AM ET (1657 GMT)
The Defense Department is considering providing up to $1 billion in aid to Boeing and Lockheed Martin to support their launch vehicle businesses. The Wall...

Chinese astronauts training for next flight
Posted: Mon, Feb 2 11:44 PM ET (0444 GMT)
China's astronaut corps will start training next month for that nation's next manned spaceflight, Chinese media reported Monday. The 14 Chinese astronauts will...

Spirit back to normal
Posted: Mon, Feb 2 12:55 PM ET (1755 GMT)
The Mars rover Spirit is largely back to normal, project officials said Sunday, but it may be up to a week before the rover moves...