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Weather again delays rover launch
Posted: Mon, Jun 9 3:03 PM ET (1903 GMT)
For the second day in a row the threat of inclement weather forced NASA to delay the scheduled launch of the Mars rover Spirit. NASA...

Weather scrubs Mars rover launch
Posted: Sun, Jun 8 1:50 PM ET (1750 GMT)
NASA scrubbed Sunday's scheduled launch of the first of two Mars Exploration Rovers, citing approaching thunderstorms. Launch controllers decided to postpone the launch at...

NASA names Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity
Posted: Sun, Jun 8 12:40 PM ET (1640 GMT)
NASA announced Sunday that the twin Mars Exploration Rovers have been renamed Spirit and Opportunity. NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe made the announcement at a...

Soyuz launches ISS cargo spacecraft
Posted: Sun, Jun 8 10:17 AM ET (1417 GMT)
A Soyuz booster launched a Progress cargo spacecraft Sunday carrying supplies for the International Space Station. The Soyuz lifted off from Baikonur at 6:34...

CAIB report to criticize NASA organization, management
Posted: Sun, Jun 8 10:05 AM ET (1405 GMT)
The final report of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) will go far beyond the accident itself and censure NASA's management and culture, according...

Foam impact cracks shuttle panel in test
Posted: Sat, Jun 7 10:48 AM ET (1448 GMT)
A shuttle leading edge wing panel suffered at least two cracks after being hit by a chunk of foam like the one that hit Columbia...

Proton launches AMC-9 communications satellite
Posted: Sat, Jun 7 10:29 AM ET (1429 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a commercial communications satellite early Saturday. The Proton K lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 6:15 pm...

Astronomers discover decrease in Saturn winds
Posted: Fri, Jun 6 7:00 PM ET (2300 GMT)
Winds in the atmosphere of Saturn's equatorial region have dropped dramatically in the last two decades, possible evidence of seasonal changes on the planet,...

Key shuttle test delayed
Posted: Thu, Jun 5 8:07 PM ET (0007 GMT)
A test that may provide key proof to support the leading explanation for the loss of the shuttle Columbia was delayed Thursday because of weather....

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Thu, Jun 5 11:11 AM ET (1511 GMT)
A Kosmos booster launched a Russian military satellite late Wednesday, Russian media reported. The Kosmos-3M booster lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern...



news in brief
SpaceX performs two Falcon 9 launches less than an hour apart
Posted: Sun, Aug 16 10:57 AM ET (1457 GMT)

Virgin Galactic delays resumption of commercial flights to 2027
Posted: Sun, Aug 16 10:54 AM ET (1454 GMT)

Veteran astronaut Fincke retires
Posted: Sun, Aug 16 10:53 AM ET (1453 GMT)

news links
Friday, August 21
Williamson County grants tax incentives for Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin
Austin (TX) American-Statesman — 6:43 am ET (1043 GMT)
SpaceX, AST Said Seeking Grain Spectrum Valued at $6 Billion
Bloomberg News — 6:39 am ET (1039 GMT)


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