Hot spot seen on Saturn
Posted: Sat, Feb 5 9:57 AM ET (1457 GMT)
Infrared images of Saturn taken by a terrestrial telescope have turned up an unexpected, mysterious hot spot at the planet's south pole. The images,...

Cosmonaut criticizes "safe haven" plan
Posted: Sat, Feb 5 9:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)
A Russian cosmonaut who will be a member of the next long-duration International Space Station crew said Thursday he isn't sure that the...

Report says Beagle 2 should have been canceled
Posted: Fri, Feb 4 8:40 AM ET (1340 GMT)
Beagle 2, a British-built spacecraft that was lost trying to land on Mars in late 2003, was the product of a program so poorly...

Boeing space unit reports improvement
Posted: Fri, Feb 4 8:29 AM ET (1329 GMT)
The Boeing Company's launch vehicle and satellite unit recorded a loss for the 4th quarter of 2004 as well as a full year, but...

DARPA cancels RASCAL program
Posted: Thu, Feb 3 1:49 PM ET (1849 GMT)
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has canceled an effort to develop a low-cost small launch vehicle that utilized a high-speed aircraft,...

Proton launches communications satellite
Posted: Thu, Feb 3 8:50 AM ET (1350 GMT)
A Proton M rocket successfully launched a commercial communications satellite early Thursday. The Proton M lifted off from Baikonur at 9:27 pm EST Wednesday (...

Final Atlas 3 launches
Posted: Thu, Feb 3 8:42 AM ET (1342 GMT)
An Atlas 3 lifted off early Thursday and placed a military satellite into orbit on the final mission for that vehicle family. The Atlas 3B...

Russia to launch Iranian satellites
Posted: Thu, Feb 3 8:31 AM ET (1331 GMT)
Russia will launch two small Iranian satellites this year as part of a larger deal to build and launch an Iranian communications satellite, Russian media...

Boeing, New Skies restructure satellite deal
Posted: Wed, Feb 2 7:39 AM ET (1239 GMT)
Boeing Satellite Systems (BSS) and New Skies Satellites (NSS) have restructured a contract for a communications satellite that will allow NSS to recoup most of...

Report: Boeing planning to sell Rocketdyne
Posted: Tue, Feb 1 1:52 PM ET (1852 GMT)
Boeing is in talks with United Technologies to sell its Rocketdyne rocket engine subsidiary, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. According to the report, Boeing...