News briefs: March 5
Posted: Wed, Mar 6 7:44 AM ET (1244 GMT)
The latest NASA communications satellite is ready for launch this Friday, the agency announced. The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite I (TDRS-I) is scheduled...

Solar sail flight delayed until September
Posted: Wed, Mar 6 7:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
The Planetary Society recently announced that it will delay the launch of its solar sail mission until September. The flight of Cosmos 1 was scheduled...

Second Hubble EVA a success
Posted: Tue, Mar 5 2:25 PM ET (1925 GMT)
Two astronauts completed the second of five spacewalks early Tuesday to repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. Astronauts Mike Massimino and Jim Newman spent...

News briefs: March 4
Posted: Tue, Mar 5 8:08 AM ET (1308 GMT)
The Indian Space Research Organisation and the Brazilian Space Agency have signed a memorandum of understanding to facilitate cooperation between the two agencies. The MOU,...

Audit criticizes NASA finances
Posted: Tue, Mar 5 7:44 AM ET (1244 GMT)
An audit of NASA's budget released last week concluded that the agency's bookkeeping was so poor that independent auditors could not even rule...

Astronauts complete first Hubble EVA
Posted: Mon, Mar 4 1:47 PM ET (1847 GMT)
Two shuttle astronauts successfully completed the first of five Hubble Space Telescope repair spacewalks early Monday. Astronauts John Grunsfeld and Rick Linnehan spent seven hours...

Northrop makes hostile bid for TRW
Posted: Mon, Mar 4 1:28 PM ET (1828 GMT)
Northrop Grumman announced late Sunday it was making a hostile takeover bid for rival company TRW as TRW announced it was rejecting Northrop's friendly...

News briefs: March 2-3
Posted: Mon, Mar 4 7:58 AM ET (1258 GMT)
Russian president Vladimir Putin wants to beef up military space programs to prevent the nation from becoming "blind and deaf" in military intelligence, Aviation Week...

Pioneer 10 phones home
Posted: Sun, Mar 3 1:55 PM ET (1855 GMT)
The NASA spacecraft Pioneer 10 contacted controllers on Earth Saturday, 30 years to the day after it was launched into the outer solar system. Spacecraft...

Shuttle captures Hubble
Posted: Sun, Mar 3 9:02 AM ET (1402 GMT)
The space shuttle Columbia grappled the Hubble Space Telescope early Sunday and locked it in place in the shuttle's cargo bay, setting the stage...