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No other leaks found on space station
Posted: Mon, Jan 19 2:31 PM ET (1931 GMT)
A check of the International Space Station over the weekend found no evidence for air leaks other than one found in a cable the previous...

Poll shows mixed support for Bush space plan
Posted: Sun, Jan 18 1:47 PM ET (1847 GMT)
A new poll released Sunday shows that the American public's support for President Bush's new space exploration initiative is limited. The New York...

NASA cancels last Hubble servicing mission
Posted: Sat, Jan 17 11:03 AM ET (1603 GMT)
Citing safety concerns, NASA announced Friday that it would cancel the last scheduled shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope, a decision that could...

Private investment to pay for refurbished Baikonur launch pad
Posted: Sat, Jan 17 10:47 AM ET (1547 GMT)
Russian investors will pay to refurbish a Baikonur launch pad that will be used for launches of the Zenit 3 booster, Russian officials announced Friday....

Mars Express nears final orbit, plans final Beagle 2 contact attempt
Posted: Sat, Jan 17 10:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)
ESA's Mars Express spacecraft is now in a "near-final" orbit around the Red Planet, the agency announced this week. The spacecraft's main...

NASA announces internal reorganization
Posted: Fri, Jan 16 7:14 AM ET (1214 GMT)
NASA announced Thursday a "complete restructuring" of the offices within NASA Headquarters, creating a new position designed to oversee the agency's new exploration directive....

Spirit rolls onto surface
Posted: Thu, Jan 15 8:48 AM ET (1348 GMT)
The Mars rover Spirit rolled off its lander and onto the Martian surface early Thursday. Spacecraft controllers received confirmation shortly after 5 am EST (1000...

White House releases new space policy
Updated: Wed, Jan 14 6:21 PM ET (2321 GMT)
Originally Posted: Wed, Jan 14 3:56 PM ET (2056 GMT)
President Bush called for an additional $1 billion in funding Wednesday for NASA over the next five years to start a new program that will...

Spirit ready to roll off lander
Posted: Wed, Jan 14 9:04 AM ET (1404 GMT)
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is ready to roll off its lander early Thursday as scientists plot a course for its early explorations. Late...

Bush near-term space policy plans may be modest
Posted: Wed, Jan 14 8:50 AM ET (1350 GMT)
President Bush is expected to announce a new human space initiative on Wednesday that may be more modest than first reported. Bush is scheduled to...



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
Monday, September 15
SpaceX Launches Northrop Grumman Cargo Ship To ISS
Aviation Week — 1:18 am ET (0518 GMT)
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Sunday
WESH-TV Orlando — 1:18 am ET (0518 GMT)


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