News briefs: December 19
Posted: Thu, Dec 20 8:06 AM ET (1306 GMT)
Chinese tracking ships carried out an exercise in mid-December that may be a rehearsal for the third launch of the Shenzhou spacecraft, SpaceDaily reported...

Next two shuttle missions delayed
Posted: Wed, Dec 19 11:24 PM ET (0424 GMT)
The launches of the next two shuttle missions have been delayed one to two weeks, NASA announced Wednesday. The launch of the next shuttle mission,...

News briefs: December 18
Posted: Wed, Dec 19 9:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)
Space Systems/Loral announced Tuesday that it has signed a contract with Japanese company Mobile Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) to build a communications satellite for mobile...

Russia, Australia reach spaceport deal
Posted: Wed, Dec 19 8:49 AM ET (1349 GMT)
Russian and Australian officials reached an agreement Tuesday that clears the way for the development of a new spaceport that will launch Russian rockets. The...

News briefs: December 17
Posted: Tue, Dec 18 7:58 AM ET (1258 GMT)
DigitalGlobe and Ball Aerospace released Monday the first high resolution images from the QuickBird satellite, launched two months ago. The images, of Washington, DC; Bangkok,...

Endeavour lands in Florida
Posted: Mon, Dec 17 5:45 PM ET (2245 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour landed at the Kennedy Space Center Monday afternoon to bring the STS-108 mission to a close. The shuttle landed at...

News briefs: December 15-16
Posted: Mon, Dec 17 10:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
A planned vote last week by the Senate Commerce Committee to confirm Sean O'Keefe as the next NASA administrator was blocked late last week...

Shuttle deploys satellite, ready for landing
Posted: Mon, Dec 17 8:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour deployed a small satellite Sunday while wrapping up its mission in preparation for landing on Monday. On Sunday morning the shuttle...

Deep Space One mission to end this week
Posted: Sun, Dec 16 12:52 PM ET (1752 GMT)
NASA's Deep Space One (DS1) mission is scheduled to end on Tuesday, more than three years after launch and three months after a successful...

Shuttle undocks from station
Posted: Sun, Dec 16 12:43 PM ET (1743 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station Saturday as it prepared to return to Earth. The shuttle undocked at 12:28 pm...