Eutelsat, SES order satellites
Posted: Wed, Feb 27 6:23 AM ET (1123 GMT)
European satellite operators Eutelsat and SES announced this week that they have ordered new communications satellites. Eutelsat announced Tuesday that it has ordered the W3B...

Pentagon declares success in satellite intercept
Posted: Tue, Feb 26 5:16 AM ET (1016 GMT)
Defense Department officials said Monday that the missile that intercepted a defunct spy satellite last week completely broke apart the spacecraft's hydrazine fuel tank,...

NASA selects new shuttle program manager
Posted: Tue, Feb 26 5:07 AM ET (1007 GMT)
NASA announced late Friday that it had reassigned the manager of the space shuttle program to a new position overseeing strategic partnerships for the space...

Japan launches experimental communications satellite
Posted: Sat, Feb 23 10:58 AM ET (1558 GMT)
An H-2A rocket successfully launched an experimental high-speed Internet communications satellite on Saturday. The H-2A 2024 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima...

Ulysses mission coming to an end
Posted: Sat, Feb 23 10:45 AM ET (1545 GMT)
An ESA/NASA mission to study the Sun is approaching its end as the spacecraft is no longer able to keep itself warm. Ulysses, a...

Teams announced for Google Lunar X Prize
Posted: Fri, Feb 22 8:28 AM ET (1328 GMT)
The X Prize Foundation announced on Thursday the first ten teams that will compete for the $30-million Google Lunar X Prize. Nine of the...

Navy missile intercepts decaying satellite
Posted: Thu, Feb 21 7:52 AM ET (1252 GMT)
A missile launched from a US Navy ship in the Pacific late Wednesday hit a defunct satellite in a decaying orbit, although officials said it...

Atlantis lands in Florida
Posted: Wed, Feb 20 2:07 PM ET (1907 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis completed the STS-122 mission on Wednesday with a successful landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis touched down...

Orbital wins COTS award
Posted: Wed, Feb 20 7:48 AM ET (1248 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday that it has awarded Orbital Sciences Corporation a $170-million agreement to support the development of a commercial cargo spacecraft to service...

Report: satellite intercept planned for this week
Posted: Tue, Feb 19 7:14 AM ET (1214 GMT)
An attempt by the US Navy to intercept a dead spy satellite with a missile could take place as soon as late Wednesday, according to...