Russian company selects European firms for new satellites, launches
Posted: Tue, Feb 10 6:41 AM ET (1141 GMT)
A Russian company has spurned domestic companies in favor of a pair of European companies to build and launch two new communications satellites. Gazprom Space...

STS-119 further delayed
Posted: Sat, Feb 7 11:48 AM ET (1648 GMT)
NASA managers delayed the launch of the next shuttle mission by at least three more days on Friday to give workers more time to investigate...

Delta 2 launches weather satellite
Posted: Fri, Feb 6 9:53 PM ET (0253 GMT)
After two days of delays, a Delta 2 rocket successfully launched a weather satellite early Friday. The United Launch Alliance Delta 2 7320 lifted off...

Spacecraft discovers smallest exoplanet
Posted: Fri, Feb 6 5:34 AM ET (1034 GMT)
Scientists using a European spacecraft claim to have discovered the smallest extrasolar planet to date, a world that orbits so close to its parent star...

NOAA-N Prime launch postponed again
Posted: Thu, Feb 5 5:47 AM ET (1047 GMT)
The launch of a weather satellite on a Delta 2 was scrubbed again late Wednesday night because of a problem with a ground system. The...

Arabsat awards satellite, launch contracts
Posted: Thu, Feb 5 5:34 AM ET (1034 GMT)
Arabsat announced manufacturing and launch contracts Wednesday for a pair of communications satellites. A consortium of EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space will build the...

Spirit rover resumes driving
Posted: Thu, Feb 5 5:23 AM ET (1023 GMT)
NASA's Mars rover Spirit has resumed driving after being sidelines for several days by a mysterious glitch. The rover moved about 30 centimeters Saturday,...

Delta 2 launch scrubbed
Posted: Wed, Feb 4 8:03 AM ET (1303 GMT)
The launch of a weather satellite on a Delta 2 was scrubbed Wednesday morning because of a technical problem. The Delta 2 was scheduled to...

Shuttle mission postponed
Posted: Wed, Feb 4 7:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
The launch of the space shuttle Discovery later this month has been delayed at least a week to resolve an issue with a valve in...

Reports: Iran launches satellite
Posted: Tue, Feb 3 8:56 AM ET (1356 GMT)
An Iranian rocket placed a small satellite into Earth orbit on Monday night, marking the first successful orbital launch by the Middle Eastern nation. According...