Fairing problem delays Ariane launch Posted: Tue, Feb 19 8:17 PM ET (0117 GMT) An Ariane 4 launch scheduled for the early morning hours Wednesday has been delayed three days because of minor issues with the booster, Arianespace announced... News briefs: February 18 Posted: Tue, Feb 19 8:54 AM ET (1354 GMT) NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft is ready to begin its science mission this week, the AP reported Monday. The spacecraft's instruments will begin searches... Report: bad wiring caused Japanese satellite failure Posted: Mon, Feb 18 9:25 AM ET (1425 GMT) Faulty wiring prevented a Japanese spacecraft from separating from its H-2A booster during a launch earlier this month, according to a Japanese newspaper article... News briefs: February 16-17 Posted: Mon, Feb 18 9:15 AM ET (1415 GMT) A newly-discovered comet could become visible to the naked eye for northern hemisphere observers next month according to Astronomy magazine. Comet 2002 C1 Ikeya-... News briefs: February 15 Posted: Sat, Feb 16 10:13 AM ET (1513 GMT) An employee of a Japanese aerospace company hacked into the computers of the NASDA space agency and obtained confidential information about a competitor, the AP... Globalstar files for bankruptcy protection Posted: Sat, Feb 16 9:56 AM ET (1456 GMT) Satellite communications company Globalstar announced late Friday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of a restructuring plan. In a press... News briefs: February 14 Posted: Fri, Feb 15 8:56 AM ET (1356 GMT) Loral Space and Communications reported a net loss of $277 million in 2001 on Thursday, far less than the $1.5 billion it lost the... Shuttle given tentative OK for February 28 launch Posted: Fri, Feb 15 8:38 AM ET (1338 GMT) Shuttle managers announced Thursday that they have decided to proceed with a February 28 launch attempt for Columbia despite concerns about hydraulic systems on the... News briefs: February 13 Posted: Thu, Feb 14 8:49 AM ET (1349 GMT) NASA is "one significant problem away" from delaying the STS-109 shuttle mission scheduled for launch February 28, SPACE.com reported Wednesday. The current schedule... News briefs: February 12 Posted: Wed, Feb 13 8:48 AM ET (1348 GMT) The next International Space Station spacewalk is scheduled for February 20, NASA announced Tuesday. Astronauts Carl Walz and Dan Bursch will use the station's... |
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