News briefs: February 14
Posted: Fri, Feb 15 8:56 AM ET (1356 GMT)
Loral Space and Communications reported a net loss of $277 million in 2001 on Thursday, far less than the $1.5 billion it lost the...

Shuttle given tentative OK for February 28 launch
Posted: Fri, Feb 15 8:38 AM ET (1338 GMT)
Shuttle managers announced Thursday that they have decided to proceed with a February 28 launch attempt for Columbia despite concerns about hydraulic systems on the...

News briefs: February 13
Posted: Thu, Feb 14 8:49 AM ET (1349 GMT)
NASA is "one significant problem away" from delaying the STS-109 shuttle mission scheduled for launch February 28, SPACE.com reported Wednesday. The current schedule...

News briefs: February 12
Posted: Wed, Feb 13 8:48 AM ET (1348 GMT)
The next International Space Station spacewalk is scheduled for February 20, NASA announced Tuesday. Astronauts Carl Walz and Dan Bursch will use the station's...

NASA names new JSC director, chief scientist
Posted: Wed, Feb 13 8:32 AM ET (1332 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday that it has selected a new director for the Johnson Space Center as well as a new chief scientist for the agency....

News briefs: February 11
Posted: Tue, Feb 12 8:34 AM ET (1334 GMT)
NASA's Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) spacecraft has started its science mission, NASA reported Monday. TIMED was launched into Earth orbit on...

Delta 2 launches Iridium spacecraft
Posted: Mon, Feb 11 7:24 PM ET (0024 GMT)
On the fourth attempt in as many days, a Delta 2 rocket successfully launched five replacement Iridium satellites Monday afternoon. The booster lifted off at...

News briefs: February 9-10
Posted: Mon, Feb 11 8:34 AM ET (1334 GMT)
The Indian Space Resource Organization (ISRO) successfully completed the first full test firing of a new cryogenic engine, the AFP news agency reported Sunday. The...

Sensor problem delays Delta 2 launch, another attempt Monday
Updated: Mon, Feb 11 8:17 AM ET (1317 GMT)
Originally Posted: Sun, Feb 10 1:56 PM ET (1856 GMT)
For the third day in a row the launch of a Delta 2 carrying five Iridium satellites has been delayed. Launch controllers delayed a planned...

Delta 2 launch delayed again, next attempt Sunday
Updated: Sun, Feb 10 9:10 AM ET (1410 GMT)
Originally Posted: Sat, Feb 9 12:57 PM ET (1757 GMT)
The launch of a Delta 2 rocket, scheduled for Saturday, has been delayed again, this time because of problems with a support plane. Mechanical problems...