Bass starts negotiations, training for tourist flight
Posted: Wed, Jul 10 9:05 AM ET (1305 GMT)
Pop star Lance Bass started negotiations with the Russian space agency Rosaviakosmos this week for a space tourist flight to the International Space Station while...

News briefs: July 9
Posted: Wed, Jul 10 7:59 AM ET (1159 GMT)
The Chinese religious movement Falun Gong, banned by the Chinese government, reportedly jammed television signals from a Chinese satellite for a week last month, the...

News briefs: July 8
Posted: Tue, Jul 9 7:24 AM ET (1124 GMT)
The UK joined the European Southern Observatory, a consortium of nations that operate several telescopes on Chile, on Monday. Britain will spend over $150 million...

Kosmos launches two military satellites
Posted: Mon, Jul 8 1:55 PM ET (1755 GMT)
A Russian Kosmos booster successfully launched two satellites for the Russian military early Monday. The Kosmos-3M booster lifted off at 2:36 am EDT (...

News briefs: July 4-5
Posted: Sat, Jul 6 9:38 AM ET (1338 GMT)
Shares in XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio fell Friday after an analyst downgraded both companies. Marc Nabi of Merrill Lynch said that while...

Ariane 5 launches two satellites
Posted: Sat, Jul 6 12:23 AM ET (0423 GMT)
An Ariane 5 successfully launched two communications satellites Friday night. The Ariane 5 lifted off on Flight 153 at 7:22 pm EDT (2322 GMT)...

APSC claims Russia still supports Aurora
Posted: Thu, Jul 4 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)
Asia Pacific Space Centre officials say that plans to launch Soyuz boosters from French Guiana will not affect their own efforts, Space News reported Wednesday....

News briefs: July 3
Posted: Thu, Jul 4 9:15 AM ET (1315 GMT)
A task force studying scientific research priorities for the International Space Station will present its results to the NASA Advisory Council July 10, NASA said...

Crack found in Columbia's engines
Posted: Wed, Jul 3 8:48 PM ET (0048 GMT)
Engineers have found at least one crack in flow liners in the engines of shuttle Columbia, the third orbiter where such cracks have been discovered....

CONTOUR mission launched
Posted: Wed, Jul 3 8:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
A Boeing Delta 2 successfully launched NASA's CONTOUR comet spacecraft early Wednesday. The Delta 2 listed off on schedule at 2:47:41 am...