Ariane 5 ECA launches
Posted: Sat, Feb 12 6:37 PM ET (2337 GMT)
An Ariane 5 successfully launched a communications satellite and two test payloads Saturday, marking the return to service of the heavy-lift variant of the...

NASA picks shuttle repair methods to test
Posted: Sat, Feb 12 1:54 PM ET (1854 GMT)
NASA has selected three methods of repairing tiles and panels on the shuttle to be tested on the first post-Columbia shuttle flight scheduled for...

Dolan to buy, operate Voom
Posted: Sat, Feb 12 1:42 PM ET (1842 GMT)
Cablevision announced late Thursday that it plans to sell its Voom satellite television service to a group of investors led by Cablevision chairman Charles Dolan,...

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...