Ares 1-X booster damaged by parachute failure
Posted: Sat, Oct 31 3:05 PM ET (1905 GMT)
The solid rocket booster used on the Ares 1-X test flight on Wednesday was damaged after parachutes designed to slow its descent failed, NASA...

Ariane launches two satellites
Posted: Fri, Oct 30 10:02 PM ET (0202 GMT)
An Ariane 5 rocket placed two commercial communications satellites into orbit late Thursday. The Ariane 5G rocket lifted off from the spaceport at Kourou, French...

NASA declares Ares 1-X launch a success
Posted: Thu, Oct 29 7:04 AM ET (1104 GMT)
The suborbital test flight of a prototype of the Ares 1 rocket on Wednesday met or exceeded expectations, NASA officials said. The Ares 1-X...

Orbital reports decreased profit
Posted: Wed, Oct 28 7:03 AM ET (1103 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation reported Tuesday lower profits in its fiscal third quarter, but said that it still exceeded expectations. Orbital reported a net income of $...

Ares 1-X launch scrubbed
Posted: Wed, Oct 28 6:47 AM ET (1047 GMT)
NASA scrubbed Tuesday's attempted launch of the Ares 1-X rocket after weather and other issues developed during the morning. The rocket, a suborbital...

New ISRO chairman named
Posted: Wed, Oct 28 6:37 AM ET (1037 GMT)
The Indian space agency will get a new leader at the end of this month, government officials announced over the weekend. K Radhakrishnan, current director...

Augustine committee report released
Posted: Thu, Oct 22 10:01 PM ET (0201 GMT)
A White House-chartered panel to study the future of NASA's human spaceflight program released its final report Thursday, largely supporting the options it...

Ares 1-X rolled out to pad
Posted: Wed, Oct 21 10:13 AM ET (1413 GMT)
NASA's Ares 1-X rocket, a suborbital prototype of the planned Ares 1 rocket, rolled out to the pad early Tuesday in advance of...

Lockheed space unit reports increased sales, lower profit
Posted: Wed, Oct 21 9:59 AM ET (1359 GMT)
The space unit of Lockheed Martin reported increased sales in its the third quarter of 2009, but slightly lower profit, the company announced Tuesday. Lockheed'...

Dozens of new exoplanets discovered
Posted: Tue, Oct 20 6:58 AM ET (1058 GMT)
Astronomers announced Monday the discovery of over 30 new extrasolar planets, bringing the total number of such worlds found to date to 400. The discoveries,...