ESA awards Galileo contract
Posted: Wed, Dec 22 6:37 PM ET (2337 GMT)
The European Space Agency awarded an industry consortium a contract Tuesday for an early phase of the Galileo satellite navigation system. The contract with Galileo...

Delta 4 Heavy launch comes up short
Posted: Wed, Dec 22 10:30 AM ET (1530 GMT)
The first Delta 4 Heavy launch vehicle lifted off Tuesday afternoon but a problem with the vehicle's first stage has apparently kept the vehicle...

ESA wins more funding for Aurora exploration program
Posted: Tue, Dec 21 7:50 PM ET (0050 GMT)
The European Space Agency announced Monday that it has convinced member nations to contribute additional funds for Aurora, a long-term exploration program. The Italian...

Loral wins EchoStar satellite contract
Posted: Tue, Dec 21 7:37 PM ET (0037 GMT)
Satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) has won a contract to provide a new spacecraft for satellite TV provider EchoStar, the company announced Monday....

Cassini sees cloud formation on Titan
Posted: Mon, Dec 20 8:38 AM ET (1338 GMT)
Images of Titan taken by the Cassini spacecraft last week show cloud formations not seen during a flyby less than two months earlier, project scientists...

Ariane launches military satellites
Posted: Sat, Dec 18 6:54 PM ET (2354 GMT)
An Ariane 5 booster successfully launched seven satellites Saturday afternoon, including a French reconnaissance satellite. The Ariane 5G lifted off from the Kourou Space Center...

GAO report criticizes shuttle cost estimates
Posted: Sat, Dec 18 6:40 PM ET (2340 GMT)
A General Accounting Office (GAO) report released Friday concluded that NASA has failed to develop a definitive cost estimate for either sending the shuttle to...

Atlas launches communications satellite
Posted: Fri, Dec 17 7:19 PM ET (0019 GMT)
An Atlas 5 booster successfully launched a commercial communications satellite Friday morning. The Atlas 5 521 lifted off from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral, Florida...

O'Keefe wins LSU job
Posted: Fri, Dec 17 9:00 AM ET (1400 GMT)
Louisiana State University (LSU) has selected outgoing NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe to be the school's next chancellor. The LSU Board of Supervisors unanimously...

Panel: NASA making progress on shuttle
Posted: Fri, Dec 17 8:49 AM ET (1349 GMT)
An independent panel reviewing NASA's shuttle return-to-flight efforts said Thursday that the agency has closed out about half of the recommendations of...