Avanti secures financing for second satellite
Posted: Tue, Dec 22 4:27 PM ET (2127 GMT)
New British satellite operator Avanti announced Monday that it had secured a combination of financing and loan guarantees that will allow the company to move...

Soyuz launched to the ISS
Posted: Mon, Dec 21 7:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft with three new crew members for the International Space Station lifted off early Monday. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur...

Ariane launches French reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Sat, Dec 19 10:29 AM ET (1529 GMT)
An Ariane 5 launched a French reconnaissance satellite on Friday after two previous attempts were scrubbed. The Ariane 5 GS lifted off at 11:26...

Reports: NASA, White House planning major changes to exploration strategy
Posted: Fri, Dec 18 7:57 AM ET (1257 GMT)
The White House and NASA are considering making major changes to the agency's current space exploration strategy that could see the cancellation of the...

XCOR announces South Korean deal
Posted: Fri, Dec 18 6:54 AM ET (1154 GMT)
Suborbital vehicle developer XCOR Aerospace announced Thursday that it has won a contract to provide suborbital flight services for a South Korean organization. XCOR Aerospace...

Ariane launch postponed again
Posted: Thu, Dec 17 8:42 PM ET (0142 GMT)
Thursday's scheduled launch of a French reconnaissance satellite on an Ariane 5 was scrubbed because of a technical problem. The launch of Helios 2B...

GeoEye-1 spacecraft operations suspended because of glitch
Posted: Thu, Dec 17 1:44 PM ET (1844 GMT)
Commercial remote sensing company GeoEye announced Thursday that it has suspende operations of its newest satellite because of an antenna glitch. GeoEye said that it...

Extrasolar "waterworld" discovered
Posted: Thu, Dec 17 6:21 AM ET (1121 GMT)
Astronomers announced Wednesday the discovery of a super-Earth exoplanet that they believe is a watery, if inhospitable, world. Researchers reporting in the latest issue...

China launches another remote sensing satellite
Posted: Tue, Dec 15 7:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
For the second time in less than a week China has launched a remote sensing satellite. A Long March 4C rocket launch lifted off from...

Astronomers detect "super-Earths" around Sun-like stars
Posted: Tue, Dec 15 7:11 AM ET (1211 GMT)
Astronomers announced Monday the discovery of two "super-Earth" extrasolar planets orbiting nearby Sun-like stars. The star 61 Virginis, 28 light-years from the...