Report: control system malfunction caused Tsiklon 3 failure Posted: Thu, Jan 11 3:42 PM ET (2042 GMT) A control system failure caused the third stage of a Tsiklon 3 booster to prematurely shut down several minutes after launch last month, preventing its... Shuttle cleared for January 19 launch Posted: Thu, Jan 11 1:50 PM ET (1850 GMT) NASA approved plans Wednesday to launch the space shuttle Atlantis next week on a mission to the International Space Station. Shuttle managers gave the green... Brand new millennium, same old ignorance Posted: Wed, Jan 10 11:16 PM ET (0416 GMT) One would think that by the dawn of the 21st century, humanity would be enlightened enough to recognize that eclipses are just a matter of... Ariane launches rocket; Arianespace reports financial setback Posted: Wed, Jan 10 10:38 PM ET (0338 GMT) After two days of weather delays, an Ariane 4 successfully launched a communications satellite Wednesday evening. The Ariane 44P lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana... More extrasolar planets discovered Posted: Wed, Jan 10 12:35 AM ET (0535 GMT) Astronomers announced Tuesday the discovery two more extrasolar planets, including one more massive than any planet yet discovered. A team led by veteran planet discoverer... Weather delays Ariane again; Sea Launch pushed back to late February Posted: Wed, Jan 10 12:23 AM ET (0523 GMT) An Ariane 4 booster scheduled for launch Tuesday was delayed for the second consecutive day by high winds above the Kourou, French Guiana launch site.... China Launches Shenzhou-2 Posted: Tue, Jan 9 5:17 PM ET (2217 GMT) A Chinese rocket has launched Shenzhou-2, the second test flight of the prototype a piloted spacecraft. The Long March 2F spacecraft launched the spacecraft... New NASA administrator? Not so fast Posted: Mon, Jan 8 11:00 PM ET (0400 GMT) Despite media predictions to the contrary, President-elect George W. Bush did not name his pick to lead NASA on Monday. CNN Headline News had... Sea Launch, Ariane flights delayed Posted: Mon, Jan 8 10:49 PM ET (0349 GMT) Two launches scheduled for within an hour of one another were both scrubbed late Monday. An Ariane 4 launch scheduled for between 5:08 and... Ten more moons of Jupiter discovered Posted: Mon, Jan 8 12:08 AM ET (0508 GMT) Astronomers announced Friday the discovery of ten more moons orbiting the planet Jupiter, bringing the giant planet's total to 28. The moons were found... |
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