SpaceX to launch Israeli communications satellite
Posted: Wed, Jan 30 8:07 AM ET (1307 GMT)
SpaceX will launch a satellite for an Israeli satellite operator in 2015, the companies announced Tuesday. A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch the Amos-6...

Iran launches monkey on suborbital flight
Posted: Tue, Jan 29 6:19 AM ET (1119 GMT)
The Iranian government announced Monday that the country's space program had launched and successfully recovered a monkey on a suborbital spaceflight, a first for...

Japan launches reconnaissance satellites
Posted: Sun, Jan 27 10:05 AM ET (1505 GMT)
An H-2A rocket placed two Japanese reconnaissance satellites into orbit on Sunday during a period of heightened tensions in the region. The H-2A...

Lockheed Martin space unit reports quarterly revenue decline and leadership change
Posted: Fri, Jan 25 7:13 AM ET (1213 GMT)
Aerospace company Lockheed Martin reported a drop in quarterly revenue and operating profit for its space division in the most recent quarter on Thursday, and...

Deal reached on New Mexico spaceflight liability legislation
Posted: Thu, Jan 24 8:42 AM ET (1342 GMT)
New Mexico state legislators confirmed Wednesday that they have reached a deal with a state lawyers organization and commercial spaceflight provider Virgin Galactic to amend...

Technical issue delays next Atlas launch a day
Posted: Thu, Jan 24 8:33 AM ET (1333 GMT)
United Launch Alliance (ULA) has delayed the upcoming launch of a NASA communications satellite by one day to replace a launch vehicle component. The Atlas...

Startup company announces asteroid mining plans
Posted: Wed, Jan 23 8:02 AM ET (1302 GMT)
For the second time in less than a year, a company has announced plans to develop a fleet of spacecraft to prospect and eventually extract...

Mars crater shows signs of past lake
Posted: Tue, Jan 22 7:10 AM ET (1210 GMT)
Planetary scientists have found evidence that a Martian crater was once home to a lake fed by groundwater. Scientists reporting in the latest edition of...

Arabsat orders new satellite
Posted: Mon, Jan 21 8:05 AM ET (1305 GMT)
Middle Eastern satellite operator Arabsat announced Saturday it has ordered a new communications satellite to be built and launched by European companies. Badr-7 (also...

Reaction wheel glitch temporarily suspends Kepler operations
Posted: Mon, Jan 21 7:52 AM ET (1252 GMT)
NASA's Kepler spacecraft is suspending science operations for ten days to rest a reaction wheel that showed signs of wear, project officials said late...