News briefs: May 15 Posted: Thu, May 16 8:07 AM ET (1207 GMT) Congressman Nick Lampson (D-TX) introduced legislation in the House of Representatives Wednesday designed to focus the nation's space exploration efforts. The Space Exploration... Business briefs: May 15 Posted: Thu, May 16 7:48 AM ET (1148 GMT) Lockheed Martin may sell its commercial satellite unit, the company's chairman said Wednesday. Vance Coffman said that a "strategic action of one sort or... ISS oxygen generator undergoing repairs Posted: Wed, May 15 8:28 PM ET (0028 GMT) An oxygen generator on the International Space Station has malfunctioned and is undergoing repairs, forcing the crew to use a backup oxygen system. Elektron, a... DIRECTV satellite suffers glitch Posted: Wed, May 15 8:12 PM ET (0012 GMT) A direct broadcasting television satellite owned by DIRECTV has been relegated to a backup role after the failure of one of its main computers. DIRECTV... News briefs: May 14 Posted: Wed, May 15 2:31 PM ET (1831 GMT) NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe named two people to key positions within the agency Tuesday, the latest in a string of appointments. Langley Research Center... China launches two satellites Posted: Wed, May 15 9:06 AM ET (1306 GMT) A Chinese Long March booster launched a weather satellite and marine surveying spacecraft Wednesday. The Long March 4B booster lifted off from the Taiyuan launch... Report: Arianespace may need government support to survive Posted: Wed, May 15 8:55 AM ET (1255 GMT) European launch services provider Arianespace may need government support to ride out a downturn in the commercial launch market and avoid bankruptcy, Space News reported... China planning launch of weather satellite Posted: Tue, May 14 10:11 PM ET (0211 GMT) China is planning to launch as early as Wednesday a new weather satellite, according to Chinese media reports. An article published by the English-language... Seven confirmed dead in Baikonur roof collapse Posted: Tue, May 14 10:16 AM ET (1416 GMT) Seven bodies have been recovered from the debris of a hangar that partially collapsed Sunday at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The search continues for... News briefs: May 13 Posted: Tue, May 14 9:02 AM ET (1302 GMT) Arianespace has won two new launch contracts, SPACEandTECH announced late Monday. Those contracts are for the launches of Agrani 2 and DIRECTV 7S in 2003... |
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