News briefs: June 12
Posted: Thu, Jun 13 7:27 AM ET (1127 GMT)
Efforts to secure a deal for pop star and space tourist hopeful Lance Bass are "nearing a climax", MSNBC reported this week. Negotiations with two...

ESA offers plan for guaranteed Ariane buys
Posted: Thu, Jun 13 6:36 AM ET (1036 GMT)
The European Space Agency has sent a plan to its member governments that would require them to purchase several launch vehicles each year in an...

News briefs: June 11
Posted: Wed, Jun 12 10:19 AM ET (1419 GMT)
Lockheed Martin officials are keeping a close watch on a Colorado forest fire near its rocket and spacecraft facilities in Denver. By Tuesday the Hayman...

Atlas 3 wins two launch contracts
Posted: Wed, Jun 12 9:00 AM ET (1300 GMT)
Lockheed Martin's Atlas 3 booster won two contracts Tuesday to launch a commercial communications satellite and a NASA Mars mission. International Launch Services announced...

Second STS-111 spacewalk swiftly completed
Posted: Wed, Jun 12 8:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
Two astronauts made the second spacewalk of the STS-111 mission on Tuesday, successfully completing their tasks faster than expected. Franklin Chang-Diaz and Philippe...

News briefs: June 10
Posted: Tue, Jun 11 8:09 AM ET (1209 GMT)
Space station program manager Tommy Holloway will retire from NASA next month, the space agency announced Monday. Holloway had been at NASA since 1963 and...

Mobile base station attached to ISS
Posted: Tue, Jun 11 7:52 AM ET (1152 GMT)
Astronauts successfully attached a new mobile base station to the International Space Station on Monday. The unit is designed to allow the station's Canadarm2...

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...