News briefs: November 13
Posted: Wed, Nov 14 10:04 AM ET (1504 GMT)
Satellite operator SES Global may cancel up to $1 billion in satellite and launch vehicle orders as a result of its merger with GE Americom,...

Globalstar planning bankruptcy, reorganization
Posted: Wed, Nov 14 9:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)
Satellite communications company Globalstar announced late Tuesday that it will soon file for bankruptcy protection as part of a reorganization scheme. In a press release...

Report: O'Keefe to be named as new NASA administrator
Posted: Tue, Nov 13 6:32 PM ET (2332 GMT)
Sean O'Keefe, deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), will be nominated to be the next administrator of NASA within the...

News briefs: November 12
Posted: Tue, Nov 13 9:43 AM ET (1443 GMT)
XCOR Aerospace officially rolled out its EZ-Rocket rocket plane to investors and the media Monday. The small plane, piloted by Dick Rutan, flew to...

Station crew completes third spacewalk
Posted: Tue, Nov 13 9:26 AM ET (1426 GMT)
American astronaut Frank Culbertson and Russian cosmonaut Vladimir Dezhurov conducted a successful spacewalk outside the International Space Station Monday. Culbertson and Dezhurov spent five hours...

News briefs: November 10-11
Posted: Mon, Nov 12 10:13 AM ET (1513 GMT)
Four space shuttle astronauts were inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame in a ceremony Saturday. Bob Crippen, Joe Engle, Rick Hauck, and Dick...

US, India to discuss space cooperation
Posted: Sun, Nov 11 10:25 AM ET (1525 GMT)
The United States and India will begin discussions on civilian space cooperation proposals, the leaders of the two nations announced Friday. In a joint statement...

Genesis battery temperature not a problem
Posted: Sun, Nov 11 10:13 AM ET (1513 GMT)
Officials with NASA's Genesis mission say that a high temperature in a battery on the spacecraft should not pose a risk. In articles published...

News briefs: November 9
Posted: Sat, Nov 10 11:52 AM ET (1652 GMT)
NASA selected two instruments Friday for its 2005 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission. The HiRISE high-resolution camera and the CRISM hyperspectral imaging spectrometer will join...

International partners concerned about NASA's role in ISS
Posted: Fri, Nov 9 10:16 AM ET (1516 GMT)
Statements by several of the international partners in the International Space Station project this week have raised concerns about NASA's ability to meet its...