Former JPL director Pickering dies
Posted: Thu, Mar 18 6:35 AM ET (1135 GMT)
William Pickering, the former long-time director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory who led the effort to launch the first American satellite, passed away Monday...

UK auditor criticizes government for not revealing Beagle 2 risks
Posted: Wed, Mar 17 7:52 AM ET (1252 GMT)
A report by the UK National Auditor Office concluded that the British space agency did not properly reveal all the risks associated with the Beagle...

Report blames management problems for Brazilian accident
Posted: Wed, Mar 17 6:56 AM ET (1156 GMT)
An investigation has pinned the root cause of an August 2003 rocket explosion at Brazil's launch site on poor management and a lack of...

Proton launches Eutelsat W3A
Posted: Tue, Mar 16 7:51 AM ET (1251 GMT)
A Proton M booster launched a communications satellite for Eutelsat early Tuesday. The Proton M lifted off from Baikonur on schedule at 6:06 pm...

Large planetoid found in outer solar system
Posted: Tue, Mar 16 7:40 AM ET (1240 GMT)
Astronomers announced Monday the discovery of a large body that is the most distant object in the solar system, an object that could be part...

Intelsat files for IPO
Posted: Mon, Mar 15 1:31 PM ET (1831 GMT)
Satellite communications operator Intelsat formally filed documents Monday for an initial public offering (IPO) of stock in the company. The IPO documents, filed with the...

Asteroids selected for Rosetta flybys
Posted: Mon, Mar 15 1:17 PM ET (1817 GMT)
The European Space Agency announced late last week that its Rosetta comet spacecraft will fly by two asteroids en route to its final destination. Project...

Report: large KBO discovered
Posted: Sun, Mar 14 3:15 PM ET (2015 GMT)
NASA is scheduled to announced Monday the discovery of a distant Kuiper Belt object (KBO) nearly as large as the planet Pluto, an Australian newspaper...

Atlas 3 launches Asian communications satellite
Posted: Sat, Mar 13 8:45 AM ET (1345 GMT)
An Atlas 3 booster successfully launched a communications satellite early Saturday that will serve mobile phone users in the Far East. The Atlas 3A lifted...

Senate restores funding to NASA budget
Posted: Sat, Mar 13 8:25 AM ET (1325 GMT)
The Senate approved an amendment to a 2005 budget bill that would restore $600 million to NASA that was cut last week by a committee....