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NASA report concludes HLV can't be built on current schedule and budget
Posted: Thu, Jan 13 7:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
A NASA report to Congress this week concluded that the space agency cannot build a new heavy-lift launch vehicle within the budget and by...

Space Adventures obtains Soyuz seats
Posted: Thu, Jan 13 6:53 AM ET (1153 GMT)
Space tourism company Space Adventures announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with the Russian space agency Roskosmos and RSC Energia to sell seats...

NASA reschedules STS-133 launch for February 24
Posted: Wed, Jan 12 8:11 AM ET (1311 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers said Tuesday they have determined the root cause of the cracks found in the shuttle Discovery's external tank and believe they...

Kepler discovers rocky exoplanet
Posted: Tue, Jan 11 7:43 AM ET (1243 GMT)
Scientists announced Monday the discovery of the first "unequivocally rocky" extrasolar planet with a density similar to iron. The planet, designated Kepler-10b, is about...

Congresswoman, astronaut's wife shot in Tucson
Posted: Sun, Jan 9 10:30 AM ET (1530 GMT)
A member of Congress married to a NASA astronaut was shot and critically wounded Saturday morning in Tucson. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was one...

Shuttle launch likely to slip again
Posted: Fri, Jan 7 7:10 AM ET (1210 GMT)
NASA officials said late Thursday the launch of the space shuttle Discovery is likely to slip again, although no new date has been determined. Discovery...

Spaceport America director resigns
Posted: Fri, Jan 7 7:01 AM ET (1201 GMT)
The executive director of Spaceport America, the commercial spaceport under construction in New Mexico, announced this week his resignation as part of a change in...

Intelsat regains control of Galaxy 15
Posted: Tue, Jan 4 7:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
Intelsat has regained control of Galaxy 15, a communications satellite that had been drifting through geosynchronous orbit for months, disrupting operations of other satellites there....

GSLV failure blamed on snapped cable
Posted: Sat, Jan 1 11:03 AM ET (1603 GMT)
An Indian rocket that tumbled out of control and was destroyed a minute after liftoff last month failed because of a snapped data cable, investigators...

More cracks found in shuttle's external tank
Posted: Fri, Dec 31 9:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers said Thursday that technicians have found additional cracks in the shuttle's external tank, but have put off a decision on whether...



news in brief
Zhuque-2 launch fails
Posted: Sun, Aug 17 11:37 AM ET (1537 GMT)

China performs first Long March 10 static-fire test
Posted: Sun, Aug 17 11:33 AM ET (1533 GMT)


news links
Saturday, August 23
Blue Origin to launch over 40 payloads into space
KVIA-TV El Paso, TX — 7:45 am ET (1145 GMT)
Could SpaceX take over more land in South Texas?
Houston Chronicle — 7:43 am ET (1143 GMT)


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