News briefs: July 27-28
Posted: Mon, Jul 29 8:01 AM ET (1201 GMT)
Congressman Dave Weldon (R-FL) is critical of a provision in the Senate version of NASA's budget with the potential to move launches from...

News briefs: July 26
Posted: Sat, Jul 27 11:27 AM ET (1527 GMT)
The inaugural launch of the Atlas has been delayed again, this time because of spacecraft problems. International Launch Services announced late Friday that the August...

NASA approaching resolution of shuttle problem
Posted: Fri, Jul 26 9:14 PM ET (0114 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers said Friday they have found a way to fix the cracks found in fuel lines in all four orbiters, one that would...

News briefs: July 25
Posted: Fri, Jul 26 8:11 AM ET (1211 GMT)
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved Thursday a proposed 2003 budget for NASA that gives the space agency $15.2 billion, $200 million than originally requested....

Business briefs: July 25
Posted: Fri, Jul 26 7:53 AM ET (1153 GMT)
Astrium announced Thursday that it has won a contract to deliver a previously-built communications satellite to a new customer. Hellas-Sat will be delivered...

Proton launches Russian military satellite
Posted: Thu, Jul 25 4:11 PM ET (2011 GMT)
A Proton booster successfully launched a Russian military reconnaissance satellite on Thursday. The Proton-K booster lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 11:13 am...

Asteroid poses little threat to Earth
Posted: Thu, Jul 25 9:05 AM ET (1305 GMT)
A recently-discovered asteroid has only a very slim chance of colliding with the Earth in 2019, despite sensationalistic stories to the contrary. Astronomers reported...

News briefs: July 24
Posted: Thu, Jul 25 7:54 AM ET (1154 GMT)
Russia is giving Lance Bass ten days to raise a $1.5-million down payment for his space flight, SPACE.com reported Wednesday. The deadline...

Science briefs: July 24
Posted: Thu, Jul 25 7:32 AM ET (1132 GMT)
The supply of plutonium available for future NASA space science missions may be limited, Space News reported Wednesday. An official with the Department of Energy...

Senate committee boosts NASA budget
Posted: Wed, Jul 24 8:46 AM ET (1246 GMT)
A Senate appropriations subcommittee added $200 million to NASA's proposed 2003 budget on Tuesday, including funding for the New Horizons mission to Pluto, the...