Delta 4 launches GPS satellite
Posted: Sat, May 17 10:53 AM ET (1453 GMT)
A Delta 4 rocket successfully launched the latest in the current generation of Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation satellites Friday night. The Delta 4 Medium-...

Proton launch fails
Posted: Fri, May 16 11:05 AM ET (1505 GMT)
A Proton rocket suffered a malfunction several minutes after liftoff early Friday, causing the loss of the rocket and its satellite payload. The Proton M...

Weather delays Delta 4 launch
Posted: Fri, May 16 10:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)
Poor weather conditions scrubbed the planned launch of a GPS satellite on a Delta 4 rocket Thursday. The Delta 4 Medium-Plus (4,2) rocker...

Russian official announces space-related sanctions regarding ISS, RD-180
Posted: Wed, May 14 7:23 AM ET (1123 GMT)
A top Russian official announced Tuesday that his government was taking several space-related measures in response to American sanctions, although it was not immediately...

Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan
Posted: Wed, May 14 7:12 AM ET (1112 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three International Space Station crewmembers touched down on the steppes of Kazakhstan Thursday morning. The Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft landed at...

AT&T in talks to acquire DirecTV
Posted: Tue, May 13 7:01 AM ET (1101 GMT)
AT&T is in negotiations to acquire direct-to-home television company DirecTV in a deal valued as large as $50 billion, according to news...

KT Sat to buy two satellites from Thales Alenia
Posted: Tue, May 13 6:48 AM ET (1048 GMT)
Thales Alenis Space has won a contract to build two communications satellite for Korean operator KT Sat, the companies announced Monday. Both Koreasat-5A and...

SpaceX postpones ORBCOMM launch
Posted: Sat, May 10 8:44 AM ET (1244 GMT)
SpaceX has postponed a launch that had been scheduled for Saturday of six small commercial communications satellites because of an unspecified launch vehicle issue. The...

House committee approves $17.9 billion budget for NASA
Posted: Sat, May 10 8:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)
The House Appropriations Committee approved a spending bill Thursday that would give NASA $17.9 billion in fiscal year 2015, more than $400 million above...

Judge lifts injunction on RD-180 purchases
Posted: Fri, May 9 7:21 AM ET (1121 GMT)
A federal court judge removed on Thursday an injunction filed last week that prevented the federal government or United Launch Alliance from making payments to...