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Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Fri, Nov 1 8:20 AM ET (1320 GMT)
The Soyuz TMA-1 spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station early Friday. The two spacecraft docked at 12:01 am EST (0501 GMT)...

Endeavour scheduled for launch November 11
Posted: Fri, Nov 1 8:09 AM ET (1309 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers announced Thursday that they have scheduled the launch of the next shuttle mission for the early morning hours of November 11. Endeavour...

Lawsuit filed against EchoStar-DirecTV merger
Posted: Fri, Nov 1 6:42 AM ET (1142 GMT)
The US Justice Department and 23 states have filed suit in federal court to stop the merger of satellite television providers EchoStar and DirecTV. The...

Next space tourist may be Russian
Posted: Fri, Nov 1 6:26 AM ET (1126 GMT)
The next tourist to fly on a Soyuz taxi flight to the International Space Station may be Russian, according to the head of the Russian...

Europan "freckles" sign of water movement
Posted: Fri, Nov 1 6:21 AM ET (1121 GMT)
Planetary scientists have found reddish features on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa that could be evidence of water moving up and down under...

Pad mishap delays Delta launch
Posted: Wed, Oct 30 11:48 PM ET (0448 GMT)
An accident at the launch pad last week has indefinitely delayed the launch of a GPS satellite on a Delta 2 booster. According to published...

Soyuz launches ISS taxi mission
Posted: Wed, Oct 30 7:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket successfully launched a taxi mission to the International Space Station late Tuesday night. The Soyuz lifted off from Baikonur at 10:11...

STS-113 launch may slip one day
Posted: Tue, Oct 29 10:45 PM ET (0345 GMT)
NASA is considering delaying the launch of the shuttle Endeavour by one day to compensate for the delay in the launch of a Soyuz taxi...

NASA issues Kepler contracts
Posted: Tue, Oct 29 10:36 PM ET (0336 GMT)
NASA announced Monday that it has issued contracts worth over $30 million to two companies developing key components for the Kepler planet-finding mission. NASA...

NASA planning long-duration shuttle visits to ISS
Posted: Tue, Oct 29 10:45 AM ET (1545 GMT)
NASA is considering having space shuttles spend up to two weeks at a time docked to the International Space Station to help overcome the limitations...



news in brief
NASA selects Rocket Lab to launch two science missions
Posted: Sat, Jun 27 11:16 AM ET (1516 GMT)


Perseverance Mars rover finds more potential biosignatures
Posted: Sat, Jun 27 11:12 AM ET (1512 GMT)

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