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Spirit stands up, to roll off on alternate ramp
Posted: Sat, Jan 10 6:48 AM ET (1148 GMT)
Spacecraft controllers successfully commanded the Mars Exploration Rover Sprit to stand up on its lander and lower its front wheels, as they planned to use...

Shares in space companies rise on Bush policy rumors
Posted: Sat, Jan 10 6:36 AM ET (1136 GMT)
Stocks in some space companies rose dramatically Friday on news that President Bush would announce a new space policy next week that will include human...

ISS air pressure decreasing again
Posted: Fri, Jan 9 11:08 AM ET (1608 GMT)
The air pressure on the International Space Station is again decreasing slightly after appearing to level off, NASA station managers reported Thursday. The Russian media...

Reports: Bush space policy announcement expected next week
Updated: Thu, Jan 8 9:49 PM ET (0249 GMT)
Originally Posted: Thu, Jan 8 7:52 PM ET (0052 GMT)
President George W. Bush will make an announcement next week about a new US space policy that could include resuming human missions to the Moon,...

EADS expects space division to break even in 2004
Posted: Thu, Jan 8 7:45 PM ET (0045 GMT)
The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) said Thursday that it expects its space division to break even in the coming year after losses...

Rover roll-off to be delayed a few days
Posted: Thu, Jan 8 1:06 PM ET (1806 GMT)
Officials with NASA's Mars Exploration Rover project said that the "roll-off" of the rover Spirit from its lander will be delayed a few...

Mars Express fails to detect Beagle 2
Posted: Wed, Jan 7 1:34 PM ET (1834 GMT)
A first attempt by ESA's Mars Express orbiter to detect signals from the British-built Beagle 2 lander turned up nothing on Wednesday. Mars...

Air scrubber suspected in ISS air leak
Posted: Wed, Jan 7 1:27 PM ET (1827 GMT)
A small air leak reported on the International Space Station earlier this week may be associated with a carbon dioxide scrubber, according to NASA officials....

Spirit landing site named to honor Columbia
Posted: Wed, Jan 7 11:43 AM ET (1643 GMT)
The landing site of NASA's Mars rover Spirit will be renamed to honor the crew of the shuttle Columbia, lost nearly one year ago....

Stardust returns more data from comet flyby
Posted: Wed, Jan 7 11:36 AM ET (1636 GMT)
NASA's Stardust spacecraft has transmitted additional images and other data from its flyby of the comet Wild-2, scientists said Tuesday. Project scientists said...



news in brief
FAA restricts hours for commercial launches during shutdown
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 9:05 AM ET (1405 GMT)

EchoStar sells more spectrum to SpaceX
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 9:01 AM ET (1401 GMT)

China postpones Shenzhou-20 return on orbital debris concerns
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 8:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)

news links
Monday, November 24
China exploring how to block Musk’s Starlink in Taiwan
The Daily Telegraph — 12:13 am ET (0513 GMT)
China would need 1,000 jammers to block Starlink over Taiwan
The Times of London — 12:13 am ET (0513 GMT)


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