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CONTOUR remains silent Posted: Fri, Aug 16 10:16 AM ET (1416 GMT) Mission controllers have yet to reestablish communications with NASA's CONTOUR spacecraft, more than 24 hours after it was scheduled to fire its engine and... News briefs: August 15 Posted: Fri, Aug 16 8:16 AM ET (1216 GMT) EchoStar reported a second-quarter profit on Thursday. The direct television broadcaster said it recorded a profit of $37 million, or $.08 a share, in... Bass space flight training suspended Posted: Thu, Aug 15 2:03 PM ET (1803 GMT) The Russian space agency Rosaviakosmos has suspended the training would-be space tourist Lance Bass had been undergoing because of a lack of funding, according... Contact lost with CONTOUR spacecraft Posted: Thu, Aug 15 10:42 AM ET (1442 GMT) CONTOUR project officials said Thursday morning that they have lost contact with the spacecraft hours after it was scheduled to perform a critical maneuver. CONTOUR... News briefs: August 14 Posted: Thu, Aug 15 10:33 AM ET (1433 GMT) An armchair astronomer has discovered a comet in images taken by the SOHO spacecraft, the 500th comet spotted by the solar observing spacecraft. Rainer Kracht,... Business briefs: August 14 Posted: Thu, Aug 15 10:18 AM ET (1418 GMT) Stock in two satellite companies dropped sharply Wednesday. Sirius Satellite Radio shares fell 44 percent to close at just $0.76 as investors reacted to... More doubts about Bass space flight Posted: Wed, Aug 14 2:20 PM ET (1820 GMT) Russia has raised doubts that it will include pop star Lance Bass on the crew of a Soyuz taxi flight set for launch in October,... NASA replaces pilot of future shuttle mission Updated: Wed, Aug 14 1:49 PM ET (1749 GMT) Originally Posted: Wed, Aug 14 8:42 AM ET (1242 GMT) The pilot of a shuttle mission scheduled for launch in November has been replaced for health reasons, SPACE.com reported Tuesday. Gus Loria was scheduled... News briefs: August 13 Posted: Wed, Aug 14 7:45 AM ET (1145 GMT) Frederick Gregory was officially sworn in Monday as the agency's new deputy administrator, NASA announced Tuesday. Gregory's nomination to the post was confirmed... Business briefs: August 13 Posted: Wed, Aug 14 7:32 AM ET (1132 GMT) Sirius Satellite Radio announced Tuesday a net loss of $124.6 million in its fiscal second quarter. The company said while it continues to lose... |
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