News briefs: October 12
Posted: Sat, Oct 13 11:06 AM ET (1506 GMT)
NASA's Galileo spacecraft is scheduled to fire its thrusters Saturday to fine-tune its trajectory in preparation for a flyby of the volcanic Jovian...

Mars Odyssey makes final course correction
Posted: Sat, Oct 13 10:38 AM ET (1438 GMT)
NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft tweaked its course slightly Friday, the final course correction before the spacecraft enters orbit around Mars later this month....

South African tourist flight to ISS still possible
Posted: Sat, Oct 13 10:30 AM ET (1430 GMT)
The Russian space agency Rosaviakosmos is leaving open the possibility of flying a South African entrepreneur to the International Space Station next year, Russian media...

News briefs: October 11
Posted: Fri, Oct 12 12:53 AM ET (0453 GMT)
The Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan has tightened security in recent days, the Interfax news agency reported Thursday. The number of journalists and guests admitted to...

Giant dust storm observed on Mars
Posted: Fri, Oct 12 12:19 AM ET (0419 GMT)
Two NASA spacecraft have tracked the largest dust storm seen on Mars in 30 years, scientists announced Thursday. The giant dust storm developed in late...

JPL selects advanced technology projects for future missions
Posted: Fri, Oct 12 12:06 AM ET (0406 GMT)
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced Wednesday that it has selected a trio of advanced technologies to fly in space on separate spacecraft in 2004. The...

News briefs: October 10
Posted: Thu, Oct 11 10:48 AM ET (1448 GMT)
Russian rocketry pioneer Vasili Mishin died in Moscow Wednesday at the age of 84. A key aide to Sergei Korolev, Mishin took over the Soviet...

Atlas launches NRO satellite
Posted: Thu, Oct 11 9:43 AM ET (1343 GMT)
An Atlas 2 booster successfully launched a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office Wednesday night. The Atlas 2AS, codenamed "Aquila", lifted off from Cape...

News briefs: October 9
Posted: Wed, Oct 10 12:11 AM ET (0411 GMT)
China is planning an unmanned mission to the Moon, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday. The report quoted Chinese National Space Administration chief Luan...

News briefs: October 8
Posted: Tue, Oct 9 9:48 AM ET (1348 GMT)
A new US Defense Department report recommends a increased use of space, as well as measured to deny access to space future enemies. The Quadrennial...