ATK to acquire Swales Aerospace
Posted: Wed, Apr 4 8:07 AM ET (1207 GMT)
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement to acquire Swales Aerospace, a manufacturer of small satellites and subsystems. Terms of the...

Intelsat switches two satellites to Arianespace
Posted: Wed, Apr 4 7:49 AM ET (1149 GMT)
Satellite operator Intelsat has moved the planned launch of two communications satellites from Land Launch to Arianespace to ensure that the spacecraft get into orbit...

Congressmen call for removal of NASA IG
Posted: Wed, Apr 4 7:37 AM ET (1137 GMT)
Key Democratic members of the House and Senate this week called for the Bush Administration to remove the inspector general of NASA after a report...

Orbital wins satellite order from Optus
Posted: Fri, Mar 30 8:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation announced Thursday that it was won an order for commercial communications satellite from Australian company Optus. The Optus D3 satellite will be...

Soyuz spacecraft repositioned at ISS
Posted: Fri, Mar 30 8:15 AM ET (1215 GMT)
The crew of the International Space Station boarded a Soyuz spacecraft late Thursday and moved the spacecraft from one docking port to another. The two...

Falcon 1 declared operational
Posted: Thu, Mar 29 2:07 PM ET (1807 GMT)
SpaceX announced this week that their Falcon 1 small launch vehicle is now ready to enter service, despite a test flight last week that was...

Progress undocks from ISS
Posted: Wed, Mar 28 8:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft that had been at the ISS for nearly half a year undocked from the station and burned up in the atmosphere...

Dnepr launch postponed
Posted: Tue, Mar 27 8:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
The launch of a group of small satellites on a Dnepr rocket has been delayed until next month, according to Russian media reports. The Dnepr...

ESA delays first ATV launch
Posted: Sat, Mar 24 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)
The European Space Agency said this week that the launch of its first unmanned cargo spacecraft to the ISS would be pushed back until as...

Moon affects Saturn's rotation period
Posted: Fri, Mar 23 11:37 AM ET (1537 GMT)
Geysers erupting from a moon of Saturn have effectively made it impossible to accurately measure the rotation period of the planet, scientists said Thursday. Because...