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By focusing on large missions such as the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, NASA’s astrophysics program is squeezing out smaller missions, the U.S. National Research Council said Feb. 7....

South Africa-based ComputaMaps has released BrightEarth, a natural-color image mosaic covering 95 percent of the Earth’s land surface at a resolution of 14.5 meters, the company announced Feb. 9. The...

The launch of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX)’s Falcon 1 rocket has been delayed until no earlier than March 9, CEO Elon Musk said on the company’s Web site. The...

Raytheon Co. has delivered the second of two advanced infrared sensor payloads to Northrop Grumman Space Technology for the missile-warning Space Tracking & Surveillance System Block 6 program, Raytheon announced...

A far-flung volunteer search effort for missing Microsoft database researcher Jim Gray by his fellow high-tech professionals has demonstrated an unprecedented array of technological capabilities. Described as a capable sailor,...

[2/12/07] Degraded performance from Globalstar’s constellation of satellites led the company to warn its customers that they may lose two-way voice and data service as early as next year. Many...

While satellite radio has blazed a trail in the United States, it is still amidst its early days in Europe, although there have been one or two significant recent developments....

Sea Launch’s Odyssey launch platform lost its flame deflector and the aft doors of the hangar have been knocked off their supports, the company announced Feb. 9. The flame deflector...

Degraded performance from Globalstar’s constellation of satellites led the company to warn its customers that they may lose two-way voice and data service as early as next year. Many of...

There was a flurry of activity among pay-TV players as the week closed in the United Kingdom, with Virgin Media (formerly ntl) announcing its arrival and BSkyB launching a new...