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NASA to review astronaut psychological testing
Posted: Thu, Feb 8 8:12 AM ET (1312 GMT)
NASA leaders said Wednesday that they agency will review how it screens potential astronauts and reviews the mental health of active astronauts in the wake...

Globalstar warns of satellite problems
Posted: Wed, Feb 7 5:59 AM ET (1059 GMT)
Mobile satellite telephony company Globalstar warned investors late Monday that a problem with its satellite fleet could cause service outages as soon as next year....

Astronaut released on bail
Posted: Wed, Feb 7 5:48 AM ET (1048 GMT)
NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak was released on bail late Tuesday, but not before prosecutors added a charge of attempted murder against her. Nowak was arrested...

White House proposes $17.3 billion FY08 NASA budget
Posted: Tue, Feb 6 6:28 AM ET (1128 GMT)
The Bush administration released a fiscal year 2008 budget proposal on Monday that offers $17.3 billion for NASA, even while Congress debates cutting NASA'...

NASA astronaut arrested on attempted kidnapping
Posted: Tue, Feb 6 6:17 AM ET (1117 GMT)
In one of the most bizarre incidents in the history of NASA, astronaut who flew on a shuttle mission last year was arrested in Orlando...

Astronauts perform second ISS spacewalk
Posted: Mon, Feb 5 8:34 AM ET (1334 GMT)
Two American astronauts performed the second in a series of three spacewalks outside the International Space Station on Sunday, completing work on the station's...

China launches navigation satellite
Posted: Sat, Feb 3 7:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
A Chinese rocket launched a new navigation satellite early Saturday in that nation's first orbital launch of the year. The Long March 3A rocket...

Two ventures win Space Act agreements with NASA
Posted: Sat, Feb 3 6:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
Two new companies attempting to develop vehicles that could transport cargo and passengers to and from the ISS have signed Space Act agreements with NASA...

NASA clears Mars lander despite overruns
Posted: Fri, Feb 2 8:25 AM ET (1325 GMT)
NASA officials have decided to let a Mars lander mission scheduled for launch later this year proceed despite cost overruns. The Phoenix mission underwent a "...

ISS astronauts complete spacewalk
Posted: Thu, Feb 1 8:49 AM ET (1349 GMT)
Two US astronauts completed the first in a closely-spaced series of three spacewalks outside the ISS on Wednesday. Astronauts Mike Lopez-Alegria and Sunita...



news in brief
House committee opposes proposed NASA budget cuts
Posted: Sat, Apr 25 11:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)

Electron launches Japanese cubesats
Posted: Sat, Apr 25 10:57 AM ET (1457 GMT)

NASA to launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in September
Posted: Sat, Apr 25 10:54 AM ET (1454 GMT)

news links
Thursday, April 30
United States Welcomes Morocco Signing of the Artemis Accords
US State Department — 6:58 am ET (1058 GMT)
Baking a parachute for Mars
ESA — 6:55 am ET (1055 GMT)


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