News briefs: December 11
Posted: Wed, Dec 12 8:21 AM ET (1321 GMT)
The Senate has confirmed Peter Teets to become undersecretary of the Air Force, the highest-ranking military space position. Teets, a former president of Lockheed...

Zenit launches five satellites
Posted: Tue, Dec 11 10:14 AM ET (1514 GMT)
A Zenit 2 booster successfully launches a Russian weather satellite and four other spacecraft Monday. The Zenit lifted off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan at 12:19...

News briefs: December 10
Posted: Tue, Dec 11 10:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
Jupiter's moon Io does not generate a magnetic field of its own but does interact with Jupiter's magnetic field in a number of...

Shuttle astronauts complete EVA
Posted: Tue, Dec 11 7:59 AM ET (1259 GMT)
Two astronauts conducted a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Monday in an effort to fix problems with the station's solar panel drive motors....

Report: X-33 program may be revived
Posted: Mon, Dec 10 9:00 AM ET (1400 GMT)
A decision to move components of the X-33 experimental vehicle could be a sign that the program may be revived, according to one report....

Shuttle, station crews remember September 11
Posted: Mon, Dec 10 8:37 AM ET (1337 GMT)
The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour and the new and old International Space Station crews took time Sunday afternoon to remember the events of...

News briefs: December 8-9
Posted: Mon, Dec 10 8:00 AM ET (1300 GMT)
NASA's international partners in the International Space Station project are very concerned about plans to scale back the station. At a meeting last week...

Shuttle attaches cargo module, transfers station crew
Posted: Sat, Dec 8 8:07 PM ET (0107 GMT)
The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour attached a cargo module to the International Space Station on Saturday as the old and new station crews...

O'Keefe promises fiscal reforms at NASA
Posted: Sat, Dec 8 5:41 PM ET (2241 GMT)
Sean O'Keefe, President Bush's nominee to become the next administrator of NASA, told Senators at a confirmation hearing Friday that he promises a...

News briefs: December 7
Posted: Sat, Dec 8 9:45 AM ET (1445 GMT)
Lockheed Martin announced Friday that it is closing its Global Telecommunications (LMGT) division and laying off up to 650 people. The company cited overcapacity in...