Orbital Sciences Corp., which makes small rockets, satellites and other space equipment, said Wednesday it received a contract for a communications satellite with OverHorizon, a satellite telephone and broadband provider. Thales Alenia Space, a European satellite systems company, will be Orbital's partner on the project. Terms ...

NASA announced Tuesday it awarded two International Space Station (ISS) freight contracts totaling 3.5 billion dollars to private space launch companies Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC). NASA made a 1.9-billion-dollar order for eight launches to OSC of Dulles, Virginia, and contracted 12 missions to Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX for 1.6 billion dollars ...