Florida Space Camp faces foreclosure Posted: Fri, Sep 6 7:35 AM ET (1135 GMT) The US Space Camp facility near Kennedy Space Center in Florida will be foreclosed and auctioned off later this month, officials said this week. SouthTrust... News briefs: September 4 Posted: Thu, Sep 5 8:02 AM ET (1202 GMT) The US Defense Department has established a new office to oversee space communications. The office is charged with coordinating military communications via satellite, including data... Science briefs: September 4 Posted: Thu, Sep 5 7:45 AM ET (1145 GMT) An extrasolar planet discovered three years ago may be nothing more than an optical illusion, astronomers said Wednesday. Astronomers in 1999 reported that the star... Report: spacecraft problems hurt US intelligence efforts Posted: Wed, Sep 4 8:40 AM ET (1240 GMT) The launch failure of one satellite and the extended delay in the launch of another have hurt American efforts to eavesdrop on Iraqi and al-... News briefs: September 3 Posted: Wed, Sep 4 7:38 AM ET (1138 GMT) NASA plans to discontinue a major space operations contract at the end of next year, Space News reported Tuesday. NASA awarded the Consolidated Space Operations... Russia removes Bass from Soyuz flight Posted: Tue, Sep 3 8:27 AM ET (1227 GMT) The Russian space agency Rosaviakosmos announced Tuesday that pop star and would-be space tourist Lance Bass will not be included in the crew of... News briefs: August 31-September 2 Posted: Tue, Sep 3 7:42 AM ET (1142 GMT) Frank Culbertson retired from NASA's astronaut corps last month, the Johnson Space Center announced. Culbertson left the astronaut corps on August 24 to pursue... News briefs: August 30 Posted: Sat, Aug 31 3:22 PM ET (1922 GMT) NASA announced several contract awards late Friday to develop advanced technologies for future spacecraft missions. The awards will cover work on aerocapture, ion propulsion, solar... News briefs: August 29 Posted: Fri, Aug 30 7:53 AM ET (1153 GMT) NASA announced late Thursday that it has awarded Boeing a payload processing contract for the Kennedy Space Center. The four-year, $332-million contract, with... Ariane 5 launches two satellites Posted: Thu, Aug 29 9:13 AM ET (1313 GMT) An Ariane 5 lifted off Wednesday night and successfully placed two satellites into orbit. The Ariane 5 lifted off at 6:45 pm EDT (2245... |
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