Lockheed announces CEV team
Posted: Tue, Feb 1 8:35 AM ET (1335 GMT)
Lockheed Martin announced Monday that it will work with a group of companies, including a European aerospace firm, to develop concepts for NASA's Crew...

Russia to build Iranian satellite
Posted: Tue, Feb 1 8:24 AM ET (1324 GMT)
Russia will build and launch a communications satellite for Iran, the two countries announced. The Zohreh (Venus) satellite will be built by Russia's NPO...

Intelsat acquisition completed
Posted: Mon, Jan 31 6:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
Satellite communications company Intelsat announced Friday that Zeus Holdings, a group of private investors, had completed their acquisition of the company. Intelsat said that Zeus...

Massive collision may have formed Pluto's moon
Posted: Mon, Jan 31 6:45 AM ET (1145 GMT)
A collision between Pluto and another body nearly as large may have led to the formation of Pluto's moon Charon, scientists said last week....

Majority of CAIB recommendations still unmet
Posted: Sat, Jan 29 8:42 AM ET (1342 GMT)
A task force said Friday that NASA has met six of the 15 shuttle return to flight recommendations made by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board,...

Lockheed reports increased space profits
Posted: Fri, Jan 28 6:59 AM ET (1159 GMT)
Lockheed Martin reported Thursday an increase in sales and profits for both the quarter and year for its space unit. Lockheed said its Space Systems...

NASA picks Small Explorer mission
Posted: Fri, Jan 28 6:50 AM ET (1150 GMT)
NASA announced Wednesday that it has chosen a mission to study the boundary of interstellar space as the next mission in its Small Explorer (SMEX)...

ISS partners reaffirm assembly plans
Posted: Thu, Jan 27 8:43 AM ET (1343 GMT)
The heads of the major space agencies involved in the International Space Station project said Wednesday they planned to press ahead with plans to complete...

Alcatel gets satellite order
Posted: Thu, Jan 27 8:33 AM ET (1333 GMT)
Alcatel Space announced Wednesday that it has signed a contract with a Brazilian satellite operator for a new communications satellite. The deal with Star One,...

Sirius denies merger negotiations with XM
Posted: Wed, Jan 26 2:07 PM ET (1907 GMT)
The CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio denied a published report Wednesday that his company was in merger negotiations with its larger rival, XM Satellite Radio....