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TDRS spacecraft stranded in transfer orbit
Posted: Fri, Mar 22 10:53 AM ET (1553 GMT)
A NASA communications satellite launched two weeks ago is currently stranded in a useless transfer orbit as engineers work on a problem with the spacecraft'...

May shuttle mission delayed by ISS problem
Posted: Fri, Mar 22 10:32 AM ET (1532 GMT)
A shuttle mission scheduled for launch in early May has been delayed until the end of the month because of a problem with the station'...

News briefs: March 21
Posted: Fri, Mar 22 8:11 AM ET (1311 GMT)
NASA is using an "antiquated" accounting system that makes it impossible to track how the agency spends money, accountants told a House committee this week....

Progress M1-8 launched to ISS
Posted: Thu, Mar 21 9:00 PM ET (0200 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft was launched to the International Space Station Thursday afternoon. A Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress M1-8 spacecraft, called Progress 7...

News briefs: March 20
Posted: Thu, Mar 21 8:09 AM ET (1309 GMT)
NASA gas given a new name to a space science satellite launched last month, the agency announced Wednesday. The High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (HESSI)...

Business briefs: March 20
Posted: Thu, Mar 21 7:49 AM ET (1249 GMT)
The US needs to revise its export regulations in order to support aerospace business, according to a report by the Aerospace Commission released Wednesday. The...

Progress undocks from ISS, deorbits
Posted: Wed, Mar 20 11:03 AM ET (1603 GMT)
A Russian Progress spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station Tuesday and burned up in the Earth's atmosphere several hours later. The Progress M1-...

News briefs: March 19
Posted: Wed, Mar 20 10:25 AM ET (1525 GMT)
The successful launch of a Rockot booster Sunday has paved the way for closer integration of Russian launch vehicle efforts, Itar-Tass reported Tuesday. The...

Business briefs: March 19
Posted: Wed, Mar 20 10:06 AM ET (1506 GMT)
XM Satellite Radio assured investors Tuesday that the company is in good financial shape despite a "going concern" warning by its auditor, KPMG. The auditing...

NASA to classify shuttle launch times
Posted: Tue, Mar 19 10:32 AM ET (1532 GMT)
NASA will not release exact launch times for future shuttle missions until 24 hours before liftoff, the agency announced Monday. The agency will instead only...



news in brief
NASA selects Rocket Lab to launch two science missions
Posted: Sat, Jun 27 11:16 AM ET (1516 GMT)


Perseverance Mars rover finds more potential biosignatures
Posted: Sat, Jun 27 11:12 AM ET (1512 GMT)

news links
Tuesday, June 30
Rocket Lab CEO vows commitment to aero as firm buys Iridium
Runway Girl Network — 6:21 am ET (1021 GMT)
Rocket Lab to acquire satellite firm Iridium
Radio New Zealand — 6:21 am ET (1021 GMT)


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