Astronomers determine rotation rate of exoplanet for first time
Posted: Sat, May 3 10:19 AM ET (1419 GMT)
Astronomers announced this week that they have measured for the fist time how fast an extrasolar planet is spinning. European astronomers measured the Doppler effect...

Court injunction blocks purchases of RD-180 engines
Posted: Thu, May 1 9:07 AM ET (1307 GMT)
A federal court judge issued a preliminary injunction late Wednesday blocking the US Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) from purchasing RD-180 rocket...

Vega launches Kazakh remote sensing satellite
Posted: Wed, Apr 30 9:05 AM ET (1305 GMT)
A Vega rocket successfully launched a remote sensing satellite for the government of Kazakhstan Tuesday night. The Vega rocket lifted off at 9:35 pm...

ATK and Orbital Sciences announce merger
Posted: Tue, Apr 29 4:43 PM ET (2043 GMT)
The aerospace and defense business of ATK will merge with Orbital Sciences Corporation in a surprise $5-billion the companies announced Tuesday morning. In what...

Technical problem postpones Vega launch
Posted: Tue, Apr 29 6:37 AM ET (1037 GMT)
A problem with a umbilical scrubbed Monday night's scheduled launch of a Kazakh remote sensing satellite on a Vega rocket. The launch of the...

Proton launches Russia, Kazakh satellites
Posted: Mon, Apr 28 6:45 PM ET (2245 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched communications satellites for Russia and Kazakhstan on Monday. The Proton-M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 12:...

ViaSat wins $283 million lawsuit against Space Systems/Loral
Posted: Sun, Apr 27 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
Satellite operator ViaSat won $283 million in damages against satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) in a suit over patent infringement of satellite technologies....

Canada cancels Russian launch to protest Ukraine crisis
Posted: Sat, Apr 26 12:07 PM ET (1607 GMT)
The Canadian government has canceled plans to launch a small satellite on a Russian rocket later this year to protest the ongoing Ukraine crisis. Canadian...

SpaceX declares success in reusability test
Posted: Sat, Apr 26 11:55 AM ET (1555 GMT)
An attempt to soft-land the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket in the ocean last week was a success, the company's CEO...

SpaceX files suit against Air Force regarding EELV contract
Posted: Fri, Apr 25 6:45 PM ET (2245 GMT)
The CEO of SpaceX announced Friday that the company had filed suit against the Air Force to protest a "block buy" contract it recently awarded...