XM loss, subscribers increase
Posted: Fri, Feb 11 6:38 AM ET (1138 GMT)
XM Satellite Radio reported a larger loss in 2004 even as the number of subscribers grew significantly during the year. For the full year of...

ILS wins Eutelsat launch contract
Posted: Fri, Feb 11 6:28 AM ET (1128 GMT)
International Launch Services announced Thursday that it had received a contract from Eutelsat for the launch of an unspecified future satellite. The contract covers the...

Radio telescopes recover Titan wind data
Posted: Thu, Feb 10 6:14 AM ET (1114 GMT)
Scientists have been able to recover data from ESA's Huygens probe on Titan's winds that had been feared lost because of a glitch....

Space tourism industry federation formed
Posted: Thu, Feb 10 5:57 AM ET (1057 GMT)
A group of aerospace and space tourism companies has formed an "industry federation" that will seek to promote the industry and develop safety standards for...

Ariane 5 launch delayed
Posted: Wed, Feb 9 1:28 PM ET (1828 GMT)
The return to flight of the enhanced version of the Ariane 5 launch vehicle has been delayed 24 hours because of a technical problem. The...

Report: Next EELV contracts to come this year
Posted: Wed, Feb 9 8:37 AM ET (1337 GMT)
The Air Force will issue a new batch of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) launch contracts before the end of this fiscal year, the Wall...

ESA approves deployment of Mars Express radar boom
Posted: Tue, Feb 8 7:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)
The European Space Agency announced Tuesday that it has given its approval for the long-delayed deployment of a radar boom on its Mars Express...

ILS gets NRO launch contract
Posted: Tue, Feb 8 7:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
International Launch Services (ILS) said Monday that it had won a contract to launch a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite on an Atlas 5 booster....

Bush proposes $16.5 billion for NASA in 2006
Updated: Mon, Feb 7 1:44 PM ET (1844 GMT)
Originally Posted: Mon, Feb 7 1:43 PM ET (1843 GMT)
The Bush Administration released their fiscal year 2006 budget proposal on Monday, requesting nearly $16.5 billion for NASA while providing no funding for a...

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,...