EADS completes acquisition of SSTL
Posted: Wed, Jan 14 7:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
European aerospace giant EADS has completed its acquisition of British smallsat developer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL), the companies announced Tuesday. EADS Astrium announced last...

Report: former Air Force general to lead NASA
Posted: Wed, Jan 14 12:40 AM ET (0540 GMT)
A retired Air Force general with virtually no space experience is expected to be named as early as Wednesday as the next administrator of NASA,...

Delta 4 launch delayed
Posted: Wed, Jan 14 12:31 AM ET (0531 GMT)
The launch of a classified military satellite on a Delta 4 Heavy rocket was postponed 24 hours on Tuesday because of a minor technical problem....

H-2A wins first foreign launch contract
Posted: Tue, Jan 13 7:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
Japan's H-2A rocket has finalized a contract to launch a Korean satellite, its first launch contract from a non-Japanese customer. Mitsubishi Heavy...

Northrop to merge space and aviation units
Posted: Sat, Jan 10 9:01 AM ET (1401 GMT)
Northrop Grumman announced a corporate reorganization this week that includes the merging of its space division with one that builds aircraft. As part of the...

Black holes predate galaxies
Posted: Thu, Jan 8 6:09 AM ET (1109 GMT)
Massive black holes found in the cores of galaxies were created before the galaxies themselves, astronomers reported this week. Previous research had indicated an nearly...

Report: Griffin to leave NASA this month
Posted: Wed, Jan 7 7:53 AM ET (1253 GMT)
Current NASA administrator Mike Griffin is not expected to remain at the space agency after President-elect Barack Obama takes office later this month, and...

Milky Way heavier than previously thought
Posted: Tue, Jan 6 7:49 AM ET (1249 GMT)
The Milky Way galaxy is more massive and spins faster than astronomers previously believed, scientists reported Monday. Astronomers used the Very Long Baseline Array radio...

Report: Losing bidder may protest ISS cargo contract
Posted: Sat, Jan 3 10:03 AM ET (1503 GMT)
The company that lost a bid to win a NASA contract to ferry supplies to the International Space Station may protest the contract awards, the...

Virgin Galactic, Spaceport America finalize lease agreement
Posted: Thu, Jan 1 10:11 AM ET (1511 GMT)
Virgin Galactic has agreed to a long-term lease agreement with a new commercial spaceport in New Mexico, state officials announced Wednesday. Virgin Galactic will...