News briefs: January 17
Posted: Fri, Jan 18 8:14 AM ET (1314 GMT)
Ukraine and Brazil agreed this week to cooperate on the development of a new launch vehicle. The two countries hope that the Tsiklon-4 booster,...

Galileo goes into safe mode during Io flyby
Posted: Thu, Jan 17 6:06 PM ET (2306 GMT)
NASA's Galileo spacecraft went into safe mode during its close flyby of Jupiter's moon Io Thursday, disrupting observations of the moon. Project officials...

New discoveries offer mixed hopes for Mars life
Posted: Thu, Jan 17 2:08 PM ET (1908 GMT)
Two separate studies published in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature provide both good and bad news for the prospects of microbial life on...

H-2A launch delayed
Posted: Thu, Jan 17 8:53 AM ET (1353 GMT)
The launch of a Japanese H-2A rocket, scheduled for the end of this month, may be pushed back a few days because of weather-...

News briefs: January 16
Posted: Thu, Jan 17 8:46 AM ET (1346 GMT)
As expected, European satellite manufacturer Astrium announced a new chief executive Wednesday, Space News reported. Antoine Bouvier will take over as CEO of the company...

Galileo ready for final Io flyby
Posted: Wed, Jan 16 7:56 PM ET (0056 GMT)
NASA's Galileo spacecraft will fly by Jupiter's volcanic moon Io for the final time on Thursday. Galileo will pass just 100 km above...

News briefs: January 15
Posted: Wed, Jan 16 9:03 AM ET (1403 GMT)
The Pegasus XL launch of NASA's High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (HESSI) spacecraft has been delayed again, until at least February 1, SPACE.com...

Titan 4B launches Milstar
Updated: Wed, Jan 16 8:13 AM ET (1313 GMT)
Originally Posted: Tue, Jan 15 9:13 PM ET (0213 GMT)
A Titan 4B lifted off Tuesday evening on a mission to place a military communications satellite into orbit. The Titan 4B lifted off at 7:...

Intelsat signs launch deals with ILS, Sea Launch
Posted: Tue, Jan 15 8:45 PM ET (0145 GMT)
Intelsat announced Tuesday that it has signed agreements with International Launch Services and Boeing to launch the next generation of its communications satellites. Under the...

ISS crew completes spacewalk
Posted: Tue, Jan 15 8:50 AM ET (1350 GMT)
Two members of the International Space Station's Expedition Four crew successfully completed a spacewalk outside the station Monday. Cosmonaut Yuri Onufrienko and astronaut Carl...