News briefs: March 30-31
Posted: Mon, Apr 1 8:37 AM ET (1337 GMT)
Heinz Stubblefield, the chief financial officer of XM Satellite Radio, has resigned, the company announced Friday. Company officials said Stubblefield's resignation had nothing to...

MESSENGER spacecraft passes critical design review
Posted: Mon, Apr 1 8:23 AM ET (1323 GMT)
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, the first Mercury orbiter mission, has passed a critical design review, project officials announced Friday. The successful completion of the four-...

Proton launches Intelsat 903
Updated: Sat, Mar 30 9:39 PM ET (0239 GMT)
Originally Posted: Sat, Mar 30 2:28 PM ET (1928 GMT)
A Russian Proton booster launched an Intelsat communications satellite Saturday afternoon. The Proton K lifted off from Baikonur at 12:25 pm EST (1725 GMT)...

Panel to review NASA biology, physics research
Posted: Sat, Mar 30 10:35 AM ET (1535 GMT)
An independent task force will review NASA's biological and physical research programs, including those projects planned for the International Space Station, the space agency...

News briefs: March 29
Posted: Sat, Mar 30 10:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
Northrop Grumman announced late Friday that it has extended the deadline for its hostile takeover bid for TRW from March 29 until April 12. TRW...

Ariane 4 launches two satellites
Posted: Fri, Mar 29 9:04 AM ET (1404 GMT)
An Ariane 4 launched two commercial communications satellites Thursday night. The Ariane 44L, the version of the Ariane 4 that uses four strap-on liquid-...

News briefs: March 28
Posted: Fri, Mar 29 8:48 AM ET (1348 GMT)
ESA's Envisat spacecraft has returned its first images of the Earth, the space agency reported this week. ESA released images taken by Envisat ranging...

Shenzhou 3 performing well in orbit
Posted: Thu, Mar 28 9:05 AM ET (1405 GMT)
China's Shenzhou 3 spacecraft is operating well in orbit and should remain in orbit for at least several more days, according to Chinese and...

News briefs: March 27
Posted: Thu, Mar 28 8:57 AM ET (1357 GMT)
Boeing announced Wednesday that it plans to pursue a multibillion dollar contract for the next generation of military communications satellites. Boeing will lead a consortium...

NASA sets April 4 launch date for STS-110
Posted: Wed, Mar 27 7:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
Shuttle managers approved plans on Tuesday to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on a mission to the International Space Station on April 4. For security...