Business briefs: July 1
Posted: Tue, Jul 2 7:49 AM ET (1149 GMT)
The US Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $251 million contract Monday to support the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. The contract covers maintenance and testing...

Northrop Grumman to buy TRW
Posted: Mon, Jul 1 10:14 AM ET (1414 GMT)
Northrop Grumman announced Monday that it has reached an agreement to purchase aerospace company TRW for an estimated $7.8 billion. Northrop officials, in a...

Report: Russia backing out of Christmas Island venture
Posted: Mon, Jul 1 8:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
Russia plans to withdraw from a project to launch Soyuz-derivitive boosters from an Australian island in favor of using the European spaceport at Kourou,...

News briefs: June 29-30
Posted: Mon, Jul 1 7:58 AM ET (1158 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour returned to the Kennedy Space Center on Saturday after a ferry flight from California. The 747 aircraft carrying Endeavour landed Saturday...

Business briefs: June 29-30
Posted: Mon, Jul 1 7:41 AM ET (1141 GMT)
Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics have emerged as the two companies most likely to purchase TRW, Space News reported Friday. The article cited an unnamed...

Report: Bass secures down payment for Soyuz flight
Posted: Sat, Jun 29 12:43 PM ET (1643 GMT)
Pop star Lance Bass has reportedly reached a deal with a TV network that will provide him with a down payment for a future flight...

Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Sat, Jun 29 12:34 PM ET (1634 GMT)
An unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station early Saturday. The spacecraft, known as Progress 8 by NASA and Progress M-...

News briefs: June 28
Posted: Sat, Jun 29 12:25 PM ET (1625 GMT)
The inaugural launch of the Alas 5 has been delayed at least a week to permit more testing. The Atlas 5 was scheduled to launch...

CONTOUR launch delayed
Posted: Fri, Jun 28 1:57 PM ET (1757 GMT)
NASA has delayed the launch of the CONTOUR comet flyby mission at least two days after discovering contamination on one of the spacecraft's solar...

News briefs: June 27
Posted: Fri, Jun 28 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
Boeing is considering laying off some of its employees at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida Today reported Thursday. The company is considering staffing changes as...