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Gehman: shuttle can fly again
Posted: Sun, May 18 3:05 PM ET (1905 GMT)
The chairman of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) said Saturday that he believed that the shuttle could be made safe enough to fly again....

Congress, CAIB criticize NASA on shuttle safety
Posted: Sun, May 18 2:49 PM ET (1849 GMT)
Members of Congress as well as the chairman of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) criticized NASA for lax shuttle safety standards last week. During...

Proton launch of AMC-9 delayed
Posted: Sat, May 17 5:44 PM ET (2144 GMT)
The Proton launch of the AMC-9 communications satellite has been delayed for the second time in as many months, International Launch Services (ILS) announced...

Loral reports first quarter loss
Posted: Fri, May 16 12:33 AM ET (0433 GMT)
Loral Space and Communications, a satellite manufacturer and operator, reported an increased loss in its first quarter this week. The company had a net loss...

Sirius reports big subscriber increase, profit
Posted: Fri, May 16 12:18 AM ET (0418 GMT)
Satellite radio operator Sirius reported this week that its number of subscribers doubled in the first quarter of 2003, while payments related to debt restructuring...

New federal policy to promote commercial remote sensing
Posted: Thu, May 15 10:12 AM ET (1412 GMT)
The US government issued a new policy statement this week that requires government agencies to use commercial satellite imagery wherever possible. The US Commercial Remote...

Atlas 5 launches Hellas-Sat
Posted: Wed, May 14 8:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
An Atlas 5 booster successfully launched a Greek communications satellite Tuesday evening. The Atlas 5 401 lifted off from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral, Florida...

Shuttle foam impacts create only minor damage
Posted: Tue, May 13 8:53 AM ET (1253 GMT)
A series of tests where foam like that used on the shuttle's external tank is fired at shuttle tiles shows that the impacts cause...

Technical glitch scrubs Atlas 5 launch
Updated: Tue, May 13 8:43 AM ET (1243 GMT)
Originally Posted: Mon, May 12 6:30 PM ET (2230 GMT)
A technical problem has postponed Monday's launch of an Atlas 5 rocket carrying a Greek communications satellite for 24 hours. The Atlas 5 401...

Congress skeptical about OSP, shuttle plans
Posted: Mon, May 12 8:44 AM ET (1244 GMT)
Members of a House subcommittee questioned NASA last week on the agency's plans for the shuttle and the Orbital Space Plane, with one member...



news in brief

SpaceX launches Indonesia communications satellite
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 4:07 AM ET (0807 GMT)

Soyuz launches Progress cargo spacecraft to ISS
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 4:06 AM ET (0806 GMT)

news links
Friday, September 19
US and UK carry out first joint satellite operation in orbit
The Independent — 12:30 am ET (0430 GMT)


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