Aldridge Commission to recommend organizational changes at NASA
Posted: Fri, Jun 11 10:36 AM ET (1436 GMT)
The President's Commission on Moon, Mars, and Beyond (also known as the Aldridge Commission) will recommend a sweeping series of organizational changes within NASA...

Alcatel wins Chinese satellite order
Posted: Fri, Jun 11 10:27 AM ET (1427 GMT)
French satellite manufacturer Alcatel Space announced Friday that it has won a contract from a state-run Chinese media company for a communications satellite. Alcatel...

NASA names deputy directors at 2 centers
Posted: Fri, Jun 11 8:47 AM ET (1247 GMT)
NASA has selected new deputy directors for two of its field centers, in one case tapping the wife of another official at that center. On...

ISS spacewalk delayed again
Posted: Thu, Jun 10 10:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
A spacewalk outside the International Space Station has been delayed for over a week because of a potential communications conflict with a Russian launch. The...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Thu, Jun 10 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)
A Zenit 2 successfully launched a Russian military satellite early Thursday, according to Russian media reports. The Zenit 2 lifted off from Baikonur at 9:...

Report: NASA to end support for tropical rainfall mission
Posted: Wed, Jun 9 10:16 PM ET (0216 GMT)
NASA plans to end operations of a joint US-Japanese earth sciences mission as soon as the end of this month, Japanese media reported late...

Spirit finds more evidence of past Mars water
Posted: Tue, Jun 8 7:31 PM ET (2331 GMT)
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has discovered additional evidence that liquid water once existed on Mars, scientists said Tuesday. A spectrometer on Spirit discovered...

Report: five companies bidding for Rocketdyne
Posted: Tue, Jun 8 10:17 AM ET (1417 GMT)
Five companies have expressed an interest in purchasing Boeing's Rocketdyne propulsion unit, the Los Angeles Daily News reported Tuesday. Boeing has been shopping the...

Aldridge Commission report delayed
Posted: Mon, Jun 7 7:30 PM ET (2330 GMT)
The President's Commission on Moon, Mars, and Beyond, better known as the Aldridge Commission, announced Monday that it will delay the release of its...

Blackstone to buy New Skies
Posted: Mon, Jun 7 8:57 AM ET (1257 GMT)
New Skies Satellites announced Sunday that it has accepted an offer by buyout firm The Blackstone Group to acquire the satellite operator for nearly $1...