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Genesis launch delayed
Updated: Mon, Jul 30 5:20 PM ET (2120 GMT)
Originally Posted: Mon, Jul 30 11:30 AM ET (1530 GMT)
The launch of NASA's Genesis space science mission has been delayed until at least Wednesday as engineers investigate the possibility of a faulty power...

Titan launch on indefinite hold
Updated: Fri, Jul 27 6:45 PM ET (2245 GMT)
Originally Posted: Fri, Jul 27 11:52 AM ET (1552 GMT)
Friday's scheduled launch of a Titan 4 carrying a military early-warning satellite has been delayed indefinitely after problems were found with the booster....

Lockheed Martin reports stronger earnings, weaker space sales
Posted: Fri, Jul 27 6:42 PM ET (2242 GMT)
Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin reported Thursday increased earnings in its fiscal second quarter, but noted weaker sales of launch vehicles and spacecraft. The company overall...

Russian solar satellite launch delayed indefinitely
Posted: Fri, Jul 27 12:35 PM ET (1635 GMT)
The launch of a Russian spacecraft designed to study the Sun has been delayed indefinitely after problems with the spacecraft were discovered this week. SPACE....

Study raises possibility of ocean inside Callisto
Posted: Thu, Jul 26 3:28 PM ET (1928 GMT)
A report published Thursday suggests that an ocean of liquid water could exist within Callisto, the outermost of Jupiter's four large moons. According to...

New Mars images show signs of climate change, water ice
Posted: Wed, Jul 25 10:54 PM ET (0254 GMT)
New images of Mars published this week show evidence of what planetary scientists believe to be recent climate change on the Red Planet as well...

Shuttle lands in Florida
Posted: Wed, Jul 25 8:39 AM ET (1239 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis completed its mission to the International Space Station Tuesday night with a landing at the Kennedy Space Center. Atlantis touched down...

Senate partially funds Pluto mission
Posted: Tue, Jul 24 4:15 PM ET (2015 GMT)
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a NASA budget bill late last week that includes a small wedge of funding for a mission to Pluto. The...

Weather postpones shuttle landing
Posted: Tue, Jul 24 7:57 AM ET (1157 GMT)
Poor weather at the Kennedy Space Center Monday night forced NASA to wave off two shuttle landing attempts, keeping Atlantis in orbit an extra day....

China planning additional unmanned Shenzhou flights
Posted: Mon, Jul 23 1:44 PM ET (1744 GMT)
The Chinese government is reportedly planning a third unmanned test flight of Shenzhou, a prototype of a proposed manned spacecraft, in the near future. The...



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)

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