News briefs: September 25
Posted: Tue, Sep 25 1:41 PM ET (1741 GMT)
SpaceDev announced Tuesday that it has won a contract worth up to $2.2 million. The San Diego-based aerospace company said the contract was...

Solar flare delays Kodiak Star launch
Updated: Mon, Sep 24 11:05 PM ET (0305 GMT)
Originally Posted: Mon, Sep 24 10:06 PM ET (0206 GMT)
A strong solar flare Monday forced a delay in the launch of an Athena rocket for several days. The Athena 1 was scheduled to launch...

Deep Space 1 flies by comet Borrelly
Posted: Sun, Sep 23 9:32 AM ET (1332 GMT)
NASA's Deep Space 1 (DS1) spacecraft successfully flew by the comet Borrelly Saturday evening, returning images and other data about the comet. DS1 passed...

Radar problem delays Kodiak Star launch
Posted: Sat, Sep 22 11:44 PM ET (0344 GMT)
A problem with a tracking radar scrubbed the launch of an Athena rocket Saturday evening. The Athena 1 was scheduled for launch at 9 pm...

Taurus launch declared failure, spacecraft feared lost
Posted: Fri, Sep 21 8:12 PM ET (0012 GMT)
A problem during the flight of a Taurus launch vehicle Friday afternoon has apparently led to the loss of its payload of two spacecraft. The...

Poor weather delays Kodiak Star launch
Posted: Fri, Sep 21 7:55 PM ET (2355 GMT)
Inclement weather conditions forced controllers Friday to delay for a day the launch of an Athena rocket carrying NASA and Defense Department satellites. The Athena...

News briefs: September 20
Posted: Fri, Sep 21 9:42 AM ET (1342 GMT)
The European Space Agency has started vibration testing of its Integral gamma-ray observatory, the agency announced this week. The tests are expected to be...

News briefs: September 19
Posted: Thu, Sep 20 12:33 AM ET (0433 GMT)
NASA is considering delaying or otherwise altering its schedule of future Mars missions, NASA Watch reported Wednesday. According to reports published on the site, the...

News briefs: September 18
Posted: Wed, Sep 19 12:19 AM ET (0419 GMT)
NASA's Deep Space 1 spacecraft is on track to make a flyby of Comet Borrelly Saturday evening, the space agency announced Tuesday. The spacecraft...

Mars Odyssey adjusts course
Posted: Tue, Sep 18 11:54 AM ET (1554 GMT)
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft successfully adjusted its course towards the Red Planet early Monday, project officials announced. The spacecraft fired its thrusters for 12...