News briefs: June 14
Posted: Sat, Jun 15 1:48 PM ET (1748 GMT)
Former astronaut and senator John Glenn said this week that NASA needs to do a better explaining to the American people what it does, the...

Shuttle prepares to undock from station
Posted: Sat, Jun 15 9:00 AM ET (1300 GMT)
The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour completed preparations Friday to leave the International Space Station as engineers worked to troubleshoot a new problem with...

News briefs: June 13
Posted: Fri, Jun 14 2:10 PM ET (1810 GMT)
The threat posed by a major Colorado forest fire to a key Lockheed Martin space facility is subsiding, Space News reported Thursday. Earlier in the...

Jupiter-like exoplanet discovered
Posted: Fri, Jun 14 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
Astronomers announced Thursday the discovery of 15 new extrasolar planets, including one that is the closest analogue to Jupiter yet found. A team of astronomers...

Spacewalkers repair ISS robot arm
Posted: Fri, Jun 14 8:02 AM ET (1202 GMT)
Two astronauts successfully replaced a faulty wrist joint on the International Space Station's robot arm during a seven-hour spacewalk Thursday. Franklin Chang-Diaz...

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...