Ariane 4 launches two satellites Posted: Fri, Mar 29 9:04 AM ET (1404 GMT) An Ariane 4 launched two commercial communications satellites Thursday night. The Ariane 44L, the version of the Ariane 4 that uses four strap-on liquid-... News briefs: March 28 Posted: Fri, Mar 29 8:48 AM ET (1348 GMT) ESA's Envisat spacecraft has returned its first images of the Earth, the space agency reported this week. ESA released images taken by Envisat ranging... Shenzhou 3 performing well in orbit Posted: Thu, Mar 28 9:05 AM ET (1405 GMT) China's Shenzhou 3 spacecraft is operating well in orbit and should remain in orbit for at least several more days, according to Chinese and... News briefs: March 27 Posted: Thu, Mar 28 8:57 AM ET (1357 GMT) Boeing announced Wednesday that it plans to pursue a multibillion dollar contract for the next generation of military communications satellites. Boeing will lead a consortium... NASA sets April 4 launch date for STS-110 Posted: Wed, Mar 27 7:29 AM ET (1229 GMT) Shuttle managers approved plans on Tuesday to launch the space shuttle Atlantis on a mission to the International Space Station on April 4. For security... O'Keefe's vision: technology, not destinations Posted: Wed, Mar 27 7:15 AM ET (1215 GMT) NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe said Tuesday that he believes that the space agency should focus on solving key technological problems related to space exploration... News briefs: March 26 Posted: Wed, Mar 27 6:45 AM ET (1145 GMT) As expected, European transport ministers unanimously approved funding for the Galileo navigation satellite system on Tuesday. The decision freed up 450 million euros (US$395... China launches Shenzhou 3 Posted: Tue, Mar 26 7:30 AM ET (1230 GMT) After months of anticipation, China launched the third Shenzhou spacecraft, the prototype of a future manned spacecraft, on Monday. Chinese media reported that a Long... News briefs: March 25 Posted: Tue, Mar 26 6:34 AM ET (1134 GMT) TRW officially recommended Monday that its shareholders turn down a takeover offer by Northrop Grumman. The TRW board of directors voted unanimously to make the... Europe set to approve Galileo Posted: Tue, Mar 26 6:14 AM ET (1114 GMT) European transport ministers are expected to approve plans to fund a satellite navigation system during a meeting that begins Tuesday in Brussels. The transport ministers... |
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