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Weather delays final Ariane 4 launch again
Posted: Fri, Feb 14 6:21 AM ET (1121 GMT)
High winds have delayed for the third consecutive day the final launch of the Ariane 4 booster. The launch of Intelsat 907 on an Ariane...

Emails, sensor data focuses on left landing gear
Posted: Thu, Feb 13 2:11 PM ET (1911 GMT)
NASA released Wednesday a series of email messages exchanged among engineers while the shuttle Columbia was in orbit last month, including one that suggested that...

NASA adjusts independent panel after Congressional criticism
Posted: Thu, Feb 13 8:54 AM ET (1354 GMT)
NASA announced late Tuesday that it was making several changes to ensure the independence of the panel investigating the loss of the space shuttle Columbia...

Report: design defects caused CONTOUR breakup
Posted: Thu, Feb 13 8:38 AM ET (1338 GMT)
A design flaw in the placement of a rocket motor caused NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft to break up in space last August,...

Pentagon willing to fund two EELV companies
Posted: Thu, Feb 13 8:31 AM ET (1331 GMT)
The Defense Department is willing to provide financial support to both Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) manufacturers but at lower levels than previously discussed. The...

Congress works out $15.4 billion NASA budget
Posted: Thu, Feb 13 8:29 AM ET (1329 GMT)
A Congressional conference committee has approved a budget bill that would provide $15.4 billion for NASA in fiscal year 2003, nearly four and a...

ISS crew says ready for long stay on station
Posted: Thu, Feb 13 8:09 AM ET (1309 GMT)
The three-man crew of the International Space Station told reporters this week that they are willing to stay on the station for up to...

Weather delays final Ariane 4 launch
Updated: Wed, Feb 12 8:21 PM ET (0121 GMT)
Originally Posted: Wed, Feb 12 8:27 AM ET (1327 GMT)
Poor weather has delayed for two consecutive days the final launch of the Ariane 4 launch vehicle. The Ariane 44L booster was scheduled to lift...

NASA probe data supports Big Bang inflation model
Posted: Wed, Feb 12 8:17 AM ET (1317 GMT)
New results from a NASA astronomy spacecraft has provided additional evidence supporting the leading model to explain the origin and early history of the universe....

Russia plans cooperation with Europe, India
Posted: Wed, Feb 12 7:59 AM ET (1259 GMT)
Russian officials signed a cooperation agreement with the European Space Agency on Tuesday that sets the groundwork for possible launches of Soyuz boosters from Kourou....



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)

news links
Thursday, July 2
President Meloni receives ESA astronaut Parmitano
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Blue Origin Doubles Down On Return To Flight This Year
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