News briefs: May 14
Posted: Wed, May 15 2:31 PM ET (1831 GMT)
NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe named two people to key positions within the agency Tuesday, the latest in a string of appointments. Langley Research Center...

China launches two satellites
Posted: Wed, May 15 9:06 AM ET (1306 GMT)
A Chinese Long March booster launched a weather satellite and marine surveying spacecraft Wednesday. The Long March 4B booster lifted off from the Taiyuan launch...

Report: Arianespace may need government support to survive
Posted: Wed, May 15 8:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
European launch services provider Arianespace may need government support to ride out a downturn in the commercial launch market and avoid bankruptcy, Space News reported...

China planning launch of weather satellite
Posted: Tue, May 14 10:11 PM ET (0211 GMT)
China is planning to launch as early as Wednesday a new weather satellite, according to Chinese media reports. An article published by the English-language...

Seven confirmed dead in Baikonur roof collapse
Posted: Tue, May 14 10:16 AM ET (1416 GMT)
Seven bodies have been recovered from the debris of a hangar that partially collapsed Sunday at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The search continues for...

News briefs: May 13
Posted: Tue, May 14 9:02 AM ET (1302 GMT)
Arianespace has won two new launch contracts, SPACEandTECH announced late Monday. Those contracts are for the launches of Agrani 2 and DIRECTV 7S in 2003...

News briefs: May 11-12
Posted: Mon, May 13 10:13 AM ET (1413 GMT)
NASA has turned to online auction site eBay to look for vintage hardware no longer available from other sources, the New York Times reported Sunday....

US loans Japan weather satellite
Posted: Mon, May 13 9:08 AM ET (1308 GMT)
The United States is loaning a backup weather satellite to Japan to replace an existing satellite on the verge of failure, the AP reported Saturday....

Roof collapses at Baikonur hangar
Posted: Sun, May 12 3:45 PM ET (1945 GMT)
As many as eight people are feared dead after a roof of a hangar at the Baikonur Cosmodrome collapsed early Sunday. Eight people were working...

News briefs: May 10
Posted: Sat, May 11 12:09 PM ET (1609 GMT)
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced Friday that it has selected two concepts of a future planet-hunting spacecraft for future study. The two concepts for...