Air Force to evenly split future EELV launches
Posted: Tue, Apr 12 8:32 AM ET (1232 GMT)
The US Air Force will split a new batch of EELV launch contacts evenly between Lockheed Martin's Atlas 5 and Boeing's Delta 4,...

Minotaur launches Air Force satellite
Posted: Mon, Apr 11 9:07 PM ET (0107 GMT)
A Minotaur launch vehicle, in its first flight in nearly five years, placed an experimental Air Force satellite into orbit Monday morning. The Minotaur lifted...

Titan 4 launch delayed as Canadians express concerns
Posted: Sat, Apr 9 12:57 PM ET (1657 GMT)
The last launch of a Titan 4 from Cape Canaveral has been delayed several days for technical reasons while Canadian government officials complain that the...

Air Force, Boeing determine Delta 4 fix
Posted: Sat, Apr 9 12:42 PM ET (1642 GMT)
The Air Force and Boeing announced Friday that they have closed their investigation into a problem with the inaugural launch of the Delta 4 Heavy...

Cablevision to shut down Voom
Posted: Fri, Apr 8 8:32 AM ET (1232 GMT)
After a long and contentious battle that at one point pitted father against son, Cablevision decided late Thursday to shut down its struggling Voom satellite...

Shuttle rolls out as schedule concerns mount
Posted: Thu, Apr 7 8:45 AM ET (1245 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery rolled out to the launch pad Wednesday in preparation for a launch this month even as agency officials and others raised...

Japan unveils long-range space policy
Posted: Thu, Apr 7 8:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
The Japanese government unveiled a proposed national space program this week that would include human missions to the Moon in 20 years. The plan, released...

NASA extends Mars rover missions again
Posted: Wed, Apr 6 7:15 AM ET (1115 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday that it has extended the mission of the highly successful Mars Exploration Rovers for up to 18 more months. The twin rovers,...

Russia to institute launch cost controls
Posted: Tue, Apr 5 7:47 PM ET (2347 GMT)
The Russian space agency Roskosmos has announced plans to keep commercial launch providers in the country from undercutting rivals in launch costs. In a statement...

Astronomers claim to take picture of exoplanet
Posted: Tue, Apr 5 8:49 AM ET (1249 GMT)
Astronomers have taken what they believe is the first image of an extrasolar planet, although the object in question could be a more massive body....