News briefs: July 4-5
Posted: Sat, Jul 6 9:38 AM ET (1338 GMT)
Shares in XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio fell Friday after an analyst downgraded both companies. Marc Nabi of Merrill Lynch said that while...

Ariane 5 launches two satellites
Posted: Sat, Jul 6 12:23 AM ET (0423 GMT)
An Ariane 5 successfully launched two communications satellites Friday night. The Ariane 5 lifted off on Flight 153 at 7:22 pm EDT (2322 GMT)...

APSC claims Russia still supports Aurora
Posted: Thu, Jul 4 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)
Asia Pacific Space Centre officials say that plans to launch Soyuz boosters from French Guiana will not affect their own efforts, Space News reported Wednesday....

News briefs: July 3
Posted: Thu, Jul 4 9:15 AM ET (1315 GMT)
A task force studying scientific research priorities for the International Space Station will present its results to the NASA Advisory Council July 10, NASA said...

Crack found in Columbia's engines
Posted: Wed, Jul 3 8:48 PM ET (0048 GMT)
Engineers have found at least one crack in flow liners in the engines of shuttle Columbia, the third orbiter where such cracks have been discovered....

CONTOUR mission launched
Posted: Wed, Jul 3 8:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
A Boeing Delta 2 successfully launched NASA's CONTOUR comet spacecraft early Wednesday. The Delta 2 listed off on schedule at 2:47:41 am...

News briefs: July 2
Posted: Wed, Jul 3 7:56 AM ET (1156 GMT)
NASA has selected two missions for its Small Explorer space science program, the agency announced Tuesday. The Spectroscopy and Photometry of the Intergalactic Medium's...

CONTOUR cleared for Wednesday launch
Posted: Tue, Jul 2 10:06 AM ET (1406 GMT)
Mission controllers gave the go-ahead Monday afternoon to launch NASA's CONTOUR spacecraft after a two-day delay. CONTOUR was scheduled to launch Monday...

News briefs: July 1
Posted: Tue, Jul 2 8:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
EchoStar announced late Monday that is plans to appeal an FCC decision to revoke two satellite licenses. The FCC announced Monday that it was revoking...

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...