News briefs: July 25
Posted: Fri, Jul 26 8:11 AM ET (1211 GMT)
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved Thursday a proposed 2003 budget for NASA that gives the space agency $15.2 billion, $200 million than originally requested....

Business briefs: July 25
Posted: Fri, Jul 26 7:53 AM ET (1153 GMT)
Astrium announced Thursday that it has won a contract to deliver a previously-built communications satellite to a new customer. Hellas-Sat will be delivered...

Proton launches Russian military satellite
Posted: Thu, Jul 25 4:11 PM ET (2011 GMT)
A Proton booster successfully launched a Russian military reconnaissance satellite on Thursday. The Proton-K booster lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 11:13 am...

Asteroid poses little threat to Earth
Posted: Thu, Jul 25 9:05 AM ET (1305 GMT)
A recently-discovered asteroid has only a very slim chance of colliding with the Earth in 2019, despite sensationalistic stories to the contrary. Astronomers reported...

News briefs: July 24
Posted: Thu, Jul 25 7:54 AM ET (1154 GMT)
Russia is giving Lance Bass ten days to raise a $1.5-million down payment for his space flight, SPACE.com reported Wednesday. The deadline...

Science briefs: July 24
Posted: Thu, Jul 25 7:32 AM ET (1132 GMT)
The supply of plutonium available for future NASA space science missions may be limited, Space News reported Wednesday. An official with the Department of Energy...

Senate committee boosts NASA budget
Posted: Wed, Jul 24 8:46 AM ET (1246 GMT)
A Senate appropriations subcommittee added $200 million to NASA's proposed 2003 budget on Tuesday, including funding for the New Horizons mission to Pluto, the...

News briefs: July 23
Posted: Wed, Jul 24 7:44 AM ET (1144 GMT)
A meeting of representatives of the nations involved in the ISS project on Tuesday was "very constructive", AFP reported. The five-hour meeting, held at...

Science briefs: July 23
Posted: Wed, Jul 24 7:21 AM ET (1121 GMT)
Dwarf galaxies may be the source of much of the oxygen and other heavy elements that shaped the formation of larger galaxies, according to research...

Companies announce suborbital space tourism vehicle
Posted: Tue, Jul 23 8:59 AM ET (1259 GMT)
Space Adventures and XCOR Aerospace announced Monday plans to develop a reusable suborbital spacecraft to be used for space tourism flights. The Xerus would take...