IA-7 satellite fails
Posted: Mon, Nov 29 1:37 PM ET (1837 GMT)
A communications satellite recently purchased by Intelsat failed in orbit on Sunday, potentially jeopardizing the sale of the company to private investors. Intelsat reported late...

ISS crew moves Soyuz spacecraft
Posted: Mon, Nov 29 8:20 AM ET (1320 GMT)
The two-man crew of the International Space Station took a brief trip Monday morning, moving a Soyuz spacecraft from one docking port to another....

da Vinci delays launch attempt to January
Posted: Sat, Nov 27 9:17 AM ET (1417 GMT)
The da Vinci Project, which had been one of the leading contenders for the Ansari X Prize, has pushed back a launch attempt of its...

ESA, EU begin work on unified space program
Posted: Fri, Nov 26 3:21 PM ET (2021 GMT)
Representatives of the European Space Agency and the European Union met in Brussels this week to begin work on the foundations of a unified European...

Cablevision to buy five Lockheed satellites
Posted: Thu, Nov 25 9:37 AM ET (1437 GMT)
Cablevision, in a bid to expand its foothold in the satellite TV market, announced this week that it plans to buy five Lockheed Martin satellites....

Two NASA launches delayed
Posted: Thu, Nov 25 9:09 AM ET (1409 GMT)
NASA announced Wednesday that it has pushed back the launches of two missions into early 2005. Deep Impact, originally scheduled to lift off atop a...

NASA names next ISS crew
Posted: Wed, Nov 24 8:15 AM ET (1315 GMT)
An astronaut and one of the most experienced cosmonauts in history will make up the next long-duration crew to stay on the International Space...

Brazil, Russia sign space cooperation deal
Posted: Tue, Nov 23 8:16 AM ET (1316 GMT)
The presidents of Brazil and Russia signed an agreement Monday outlining future cooperation between the two nations on space topics. The agreement, signed Monday in...

APS report criticizes NASA exploration plan
Posted: Tue, Nov 23 8:09 AM ET (1309 GMT)
A report released Monday by the American Physical Society (APS) criticized NASA's Vision for Space Exploration, saying that the plan will drain money from...

Boeing to sell satellite component unit
Posted: Mon, Nov 22 7:37 PM ET (0037 GMT)
Boeing announced Monday that it planned to sell to L-3 Communications a business unit that makes components for satellites. Boeing will sell Boeing Electron...