Arianespace, ILS announce launch contracts
Posted: Fri, Nov 8 8:55 PM ET (0155 GMT)
Arianespace and International Launch Services (ILS) each announced Friday the signing of new commercial launch contracts. Arianespace reported that it had reached a deal with...

George Abbey to retire from NASA
Posted: Fri, Nov 8 8:23 PM ET (0123 GMT)
Former Johnson Space Center (JSC) director George Abbey will retire from NASA at the beginning of 2003, the agency announced Thursday. Abbey, who joined NASA...

Next Ariane 5 launch delayed to November 28
Posted: Thu, Nov 7 9:00 AM ET (1400 GMT)
The next launch of the Ariane 5, the first to feature a new, more powerful upper stage, has been delayed until November 28, Arianespace announced...

ESA moves ahead with Venus Express
Posted: Wed, Nov 6 2:12 PM ET (1912 GMT)
The European Space Agency announced Wednesday that it was moving ahead with plans to fly the Venus Express mission after working out an agreement with...

Galileo flies by Amalthea, enters safe mode
Posted: Wed, Nov 6 1:52 PM ET (1852 GMT)
NASA's Galileo spacecraft flew by Jupiter's small inner moon Amalthea early Tuesday but went into a protective safe mode shortly thereafter, project officials...

Experiment will use microwaves to boost spacecraft
Posted: Wed, Nov 6 8:04 AM ET (1304 GMT)
Scientists at the University of California Irvine have announced plans to test a technique of using ground-based microwave beams to change the orbits of...

Boeing confirms Delta 4 launch date despite engine problem
Posted: Wed, Nov 6 7:45 AM ET (1245 GMT)
Boeing confirmed late Tuesday that it plans to launch its first Delta 4 booster on November 16 after giving the vehicle's upper-stage engine...

EchoStar, DirecTV planning merger countersuit
Posted: Wed, Nov 6 7:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)
Satellite television companies EchoStar and DirecTV are considering a countersuit to the US Justice Department's suit to block the merger of the two companies,...

First Stardust asteroid image released
Posted: Tue, Nov 5 10:41 AM ET (1541 GMT)
Scientists released on Monday an image of the asteroid Annefrank taken late Friday night by NASA's Stardust spacecraft. The image shows that the asteroid...

Pluto mission passes design review
Posted: Tue, Nov 5 10:28 AM ET (1528 GMT)
NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto has passed its preliminary design review (PDR), project officials announced Monday. The PDR, held October 22-24 at...