News briefs: May 9
Posted: Fri, May 10 10:14 AM ET (1414 GMT)
NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe told members of a Senate subcommittee Wednesday that the purposes of all of NASA's 11 facilities are under review,...

Atmosphere acts as heat shield for solar storms
Posted: Fri, May 10 8:58 AM ET (1258 GMT)
New data from a NASA spacecraft confirm that a region of the Earth's upper atmosphere acts as a heat shield, absorbing energy from solar...

News briefs: May 8
Posted: Thu, May 9 11:49 AM ET (1549 GMT)
The German space agency DLR has asked NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe to clarify his position regarding the fate of the X-38, a prototype...

Gregory nominated to be NASA deputy administrator
Posted: Thu, May 9 9:04 AM ET (1304 GMT)
The White House and NASA announced Wednesday that President Bush has nominated Frederick D. Gregory to become deputy administrator, the number two job at NASA....

News briefs: May 7
Posted: Wed, May 8 10:06 AM ET (1406 GMT)
Mark Shuttleworth will not be able to buy the Soyuz spacecraft he returned to Earth in, Russian officials said Tuesday. Shuttleworth had expressed an interest...

Proton launches DIRECTV satellite
Posted: Wed, May 8 12:17 AM ET (0417 GMT)
A Russian Proton rocket successfully launched an American direct broadcasting satellite Tuesday afternoon after a one-day delay. The Proton-K lifted off from Baikonur,...

News briefs: May 6
Posted: Tue, May 7 11:42 AM ET (1542 GMT)
SPACEHAB announced a net profit of $66,000, or $0.01 per basic share, for its fiscal third quarter on Monday. The commercial space company...

Northrop, TRW reach deal on confidentiality agreement
Posted: Tue, May 7 9:10 AM ET (1310 GMT)
Northrop Grumman and TRW announced Monday that the two companies had reached a deal on a confidentiality agreement that will allow Northrop to view TRW...

Proton launch delayed until Tuesday
Posted: Tue, May 7 9:01 AM ET (1301 GMT)
A launch of a Proton booster carrying an American direct broadcasting satellite was scrubbed on Monday because of technical problems. The launch of the DIRECTV-...

News briefs: May 4-5
Posted: Mon, May 6 2:15 PM ET (1815 GMT)
PanAmSat will likely remain an autonomous entity even after EchoStar acquires the communications satellite operator, Space News reported Friday. PanAmSat is currently 81 percent owned...