News briefs: December 29-30
Posted: Mon, Dec 31 8:02 AM ET (1302 GMT)
The Japanese space agency NASDA is reportedly considering building a manned spacecraft for space tourism ventures, AFP reported Sunday. The NASDA proposal includes building a...

News briefs: December 28
Posted: Sat, Dec 29 12:30 PM ET (1730 GMT)
An object orbiting Uranus has, at least temporarily, lost its designation as a moon. The object, originally designated S/1986 U 10, was discovered in...

Tsiklon launches six communication satellites
Posted: Fri, Dec 28 10:32 AM ET (1532 GMT)
A Tsiklon-3 booster placed six small communications satellites into low Earth orbit early Friday. The Tsiklon-3 lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in...

News briefs: December 27
Posted: Fri, Dec 28 8:18 AM ET (1318 GMT)
NASA is seriously contemplating closing one or more field centers in an effort to cut costs, Florida Today reported Thursday. The Glenn Research Center in...

News briefs: December 22-26
Posted: Thu, Dec 27 7:56 AM ET (1256 GMT)
A Tsiklon-3 rocket is scheduled for launch Friday from Plesetsk, RIA Novosti reported Wednesday. The rocket will place six small communications satellites, three military...

News briefs: December 21
Posted: Sat, Dec 22 10:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
Integral Systems announced Friday that it is acquiring Newpoint Technologies, a New Hampshire developer of satellite and terrestrial network systems. Newpoint will continue to operate...

NASA selects two new Discovery missions
Posted: Fri, Dec 21 10:14 PM ET (0314 GMT)
NASA announced late Friday that it has selected spacecraft to explore two large asteroids and search for extrasolar planets as the next missions in the...

Tsiklon launches Russian military satellite
Posted: Fri, Dec 21 2:16 PM ET (1916 GMT)
A Tsiklon-2 booster successfully launched a Russian military satellite early Friday from Baikonur. The rocket lifted off at 11 pm EST Thursday (0400 GMT...

Senate confirms O'Keefe
Posted: Fri, Dec 21 10:41 AM ET (1541 GMT)
The Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination of Sean O'Keefe as the next administrator of NASA Thursday night. The Senate quickly approved the nomination as...

News briefs: December 20
Posted: Fri, Dec 21 10:30 AM ET (1530 GMT)
The NASA Advisory Council announced Thursday that it concurred with the conclusions and recommendations about the International Space Station program made last month by an...