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Loral settles dispute with Alcatel, wins funding
Posted: Tue, Jul 1 10:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)
Loral Space and Communications announced Monday that it has settled a long-running dispute with satellite manufacturer Alcatel, clearing the way for the company to...

Cork problem further delays Opportunity launch
Posted: Tue, Jul 1 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)
NASA has delayed the launch of the Mars rover Opportunity until Saturday, an additional three-day delay caused by problems with cork insulation on the...

Rockot launches nine satellites
Posted: Mon, Jun 30 2:39 PM ET (1839 GMT)
A Rockot booster launched a collection of small satellites, including a Canadian space telescope, on Monday. The Rockot lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in...

Board to recommend shuttle be considered experimental vehicle
Posted: Mon, Jun 30 2:14 PM ET (1814 GMT)
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) is expected to recommend that NASA treat the space shuttle as an experimental vehicle with additional testing and monitoring,...

Insulation problem delays rover launch to Wednesday
Posted: Mon, Jun 30 7:49 AM ET (1149 GMT)
A recurrence of a problem with insulation on a Delta 2 rocket has delayed the launch of NASA's Mars rover Opportunity until Wednesday. The...

SOHO enters blackout period
Posted: Mon, Jun 30 7:37 AM ET (1137 GMT)
The NASA-ESA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft entered a blackout period late last week caused by a problem with the spacecraft's main...

Weather delays Opportunity rover launch
Posted: Sun, Jun 29 2:00 AM ET (0600 GMT)
Clouds and winds forced NASA to delay the launch of the Mars rover Opportunity Saturday night. NASA had hoped to launch the rover on a...

Instrument problem keeps Landsat offline
Posted: Sat, Jun 28 1:40 PM ET (1740 GMT)
A problem with the Landsat 7 remote sensing spacecraft has rendered the spacecraft essentially useless for nearly a month, with no solution to the problem...

CAIB recommends NASA develop on-orbit shuttle repair capability
Posted: Sat, Jun 28 1:19 PM ET (1719 GMT)
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) issued Friday a preliminary recommendation that NASA develop techniques to inspect shuttles for tile damage while in orbit and...

House committee approves NASA workforce legislation
Posted: Sat, Jun 28 1:10 PM ET (1710 GMT)
A House Science Committee subcommittee approved this week a bill that would give NASA the ability to provide bonuses and other incentives to attract and...



news in brief
ISS launch damages Baikonur pad
Posted: Sun, Nov 30 8:59 AM ET (1359 GMT)

ESA secures more than €22 billion at ministerial
Posted: Sun, Nov 30 8:50 AM ET (1350 GMT)


news links
Wednesday, December 3
SpaceX skirts the weather to launch 29 Starlink satellites
Spectrum News — 5:29 am ET (1029 GMT)
From college dropout to ASU alum to Space Force general
Arizona State Univ. — 5:28 am ET (1028 GMT)


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