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Progress docks manually with ISS
Posted: Sun, Nov 30 3:21 PM ET (2021 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Sunday under manual control. The Progress M-01M spacecraft (designated Progress 31 by NASA)...

NASA postpones shuttle landing in Florida, California landing planned
Updated: Sun, Nov 30 1:20 PM ET (1820 GMT)
Originally Posted: Sun, Nov 30 12:28 PM ET (1728 GMT)
Bad weather has forced mission managers to cancel two landing attempts scheduled for Sunday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and have decided on...

Endeavour undocks from ISS
Posted: Fri, Nov 28 3:17 PM ET (2017 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station Friday morning as its two-week mission winds down. Endeavour undocked from the ISS at...

Chandrayaan-1 suffering heating problems
Posted: Fri, Nov 28 10:03 AM ET (1503 GMT)
India's first lunar spacecraft, Chandrayaan-1, is overheating and will reduce its operations for a month and a half as a result. Temperatures inside...

Ministers approve ESA spending plans
Posted: Thu, Nov 27 11:44 AM ET (1644 GMT)
Ministers of member nations of the European Space Agency (ESA) approved Wednesday a €10-billion (US$13-billion) spending plan for the agency that...

Enceladus jets may be linked to liquid water
Posted: Thu, Nov 27 11:31 AM ET (1631 GMT)
Jets of dust and gas ejected from the Saturnian moon Enceladus may be generated by liquid water below the moon's icy surface, a finding...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Wed, Nov 26 6:45 PM ET (2345 GMT)
A new version of a Progress spacecraft was launched early Wednesday carrying supplies for the International Space Station. A Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress M-...

NASA pleased with station repairs
Posted: Wed, Nov 26 7:41 AM ET (1241 GMT)
NASA officials said Tuesday that they were very happy with the status of repairs made to both a problematic joint on the International Space Station...

Spacewalkers complete station work; mission extended
Posted: Tue, Nov 25 7:31 AM ET (1231 GMT)
Astronauts completed work repairing a troublesome joint outside the International Space Station on Monday while mission controllers extended the shuttle's mission there a day....

SpaceX performs Falcon 9 engine test
Posted: Mon, Nov 24 8:12 AM ET (1312 GMT)
SpaceX carried out a successful full-length test of the first stage of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle on Saturday night, scaring some Texas residents...



news in brief
FAA restricts hours for commercial launches during shutdown
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 9:05 AM ET (1405 GMT)

EchoStar sells more spectrum to SpaceX
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 9:01 AM ET (1401 GMT)

China postpones Shenzhou-20 return on orbital debris concerns
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 8:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)

news links
Saturday, November 22
Elon Musk’s Starlink is rewiring the world — but at what cost?
The Times of London — 12:13 am ET (0513 GMT)
PLD Space unveils the first MIURA 5 qualification unit
PLD Space — 12:02 am ET (0502 GMT)


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