News briefs: August 31-September 2
Posted: Tue, Sep 3 7:42 AM ET (1142 GMT)
Frank Culbertson retired from NASA's astronaut corps last month, the Johnson Space Center announced. Culbertson left the astronaut corps on August 24 to pursue...

News briefs: August 30
Posted: Sat, Aug 31 3:22 PM ET (1922 GMT)
NASA announced several contract awards late Friday to develop advanced technologies for future spacecraft missions. The awards will cover work on aerocapture, ion propulsion, solar...

News briefs: August 29
Posted: Fri, Aug 30 7:53 AM ET (1153 GMT)
NASA announced late Thursday that it has awarded Boeing a payload processing contract for the Kennedy Space Center. The four-year, $332-million contract, with...

Ariane 5 launches two satellites
Posted: Thu, Aug 29 9:13 AM ET (1313 GMT)
An Ariane 5 lifted off Wednesday night and successfully placed two satellites into orbit. The Ariane 5 lifted off at 6:45 pm EDT (2245...

News briefs: August 28
Posted: Thu, Aug 29 8:03 AM ET (1203 GMT)
The first Delta 4 launch vehicle completed a countdown rehearsal earlier this week, Spaceflight Now reported. The rehearsal stopped prior to the planned T-5...

Business briefs: August 28
Posted: Thu, Aug 29 7:44 AM ET (1144 GMT)
SPACEHAB reported a $2.4 million loss in the 2002 fiscal year on Wednesday, a significant improvement over 2001. The company had revenue of $102....

Bass wins approval from ISS partners
Posted: Wed, Aug 28 10:01 AM ET (1401 GMT)
A multinational ISS review panel has approved the inclusion of pop star and would-be space tourist Lance Bass on an October Soyuz taxi flight,...

Ariane launch delayed
Posted: Wed, Aug 28 7:52 AM ET (1152 GMT)
Technical problems delayed the Ariane 5 launch of two satellites Tuesday by one day. The Ariane 5 was scheduled to launch at 6:30 pm...

News briefs: August 27
Posted: Wed, Aug 28 7:42 AM ET (1142 GMT)
Loral Space and Communications said Tuesday that it plans to buy back preferred stock in a debt-reduction effort. The company is offering $1.92...

News briefs: August 26
Posted: Tue, Aug 27 8:00 AM ET (1200 GMT)
NASA has appointed a team to investigate the apparent failure of the CONTOUR spacecraft, the agency announced Monday. NASA chief engineer Theron Bradley will lead...