NASA confirms ISS crew switch
Posted: Fri, Feb 6 9:15 PM ET (0215 GMT)
NASA confirmed Friday that it was switching the order of the next two crews to stay on the International Space Station, confirming Russian reports from...

Opportunity moves towards rock outcropping
Posted: Fri, Feb 6 1:54 PM ET (1854 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Opportunity moved towards an outcropping of rocks that may contain the mineral hematite on Thursday, while controllers made plans to send...

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...