News briefs: June 8-9
Posted: Mon, Jun 10 10:19 AM ET (1419 GMT)
The North American division of British defense contractor BAE Systems is reportedly interested in acquiring TRW. The Washington Post reported Saturday that officials with BAE...

Proton launches Russian satellite
Posted: Mon, Jun 10 9:06 AM ET (1306 GMT)
A Proton booster launched a Russian communications satellite late Sunday. The Proton lifted off from Baikonur at 9:14 pm EDT Sunday (0114 GMT Monday)...

Astronauts complete first STS-111 spacewalk
Posted: Mon, Jun 10 8:46 AM ET (1246 GMT)
Two shuttle astronauts successfully conducted a spacewalk Sunday, the first of three scheduled for the STS-111 mission. Franklin Chang-Diaz and Philippe Perrin spent...

Station gyro fails
Posted: Sun, Jun 9 11:55 AM ET (1555 GMT)
A gyroscope on the International Space Station failed Saturday, shortly after a cargo module was attached to the orbiting outpost. One of four control moment...

Report: Shuttle a terrorist target
Posted: Sat, Jun 8 12:41 PM ET (1641 GMT)
Terrorists have considered an attack against the space shuttle, according to a report published by AviationNow. NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe said after the successful...

News briefs: June 7
Posted: Sat, Jun 8 12:32 PM ET (1632 GMT)
A Proton booster is ready to launch a Russian civil communications satellite early Monday, RIA Novosti reported Friday. The Proton is scheduled to launch from...

Endeavour docks with station
Posted: Fri, Jun 7 6:30 PM ET (2230 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour successfully docked with the International Space Station Friday afternoon despite some minor post-docking problems. The shuttle docked with the station...

New NICMOS images released
Posted: Fri, Jun 7 10:13 AM ET (1413 GMT)
The first images from the Hubble Space Telescope's Near Infrared Camera and Multi Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) instrument in more than three years were released...

News briefs June 6
Posted: Fri, Jun 7 8:36 AM ET (1236 GMT)
ICO Global Communications has closed most of its London headquarters as its owners debate the future of the satellite communications company, Space News reported Thursday....

Globalstar looking for investment from Inmarsat, Intelsat
Posted: Fri, Jun 7 8:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)
Satellite communications company Globalstar is looking for investment by Inmarsat, Intelsat, and other companies as it attempts to reemerge from bankruptcy, Reuters reported this week....