News briefs: November 19
Posted: Tue, Nov 20 8:20 AM ET (1320 GMT)
Two NASA earth and space science satellites are ready for launch early next month. NASA officials said Monday that the Jason 1 and TIMED missions...

Cost and schedule issues threaten Mars rover missions
Posted: Tue, Nov 20 8:03 AM ET (1303 GMT)
Concerns about budget and schedules may force NASA to cancel one of two twin Mars rovers scheduled for launch in 2003, SPACE.com reported Monday....

News briefs: November 17-18
Posted: Mon, Nov 19 11:18 AM ET (1618 GMT)
Lockheed Martin and TRW will share a $2.7 billion contract for a next-generation military communications satellite after Boeing dropped out of the partnership...

Leonid meteors dazzle North Americans
Posted: Sun, Nov 18 2:46 PM ET (1946 GMT)
Observers across North America observed an outburst of meteors from the Leonid meteor shower early Sunday. Initial reports indicate that the shower's intensity increased...

News briefs: November 16
Posted: Sat, Nov 17 5:16 AM ET (1016 GMT)
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is pressuring planetary scientists to drop plans for a Pluto mission and concentrate on an Europa orbiter, SpaceDaily...

Genesis completes maneuver
Posted: Sat, Nov 17 5:08 AM ET (1008 GMT)
NASA's Genesis spacecraft entered orbit around the Earth-Sun L1 point Friday, project managers reported. Genesis fired its thrusters for 268 seconds starting at...

ESA approves Galileo, Ariane upgrade funding
Posted: Fri, Nov 16 7:12 PM ET (0012 GMT)
The European Space Agency approved plans to fund development of a global positioning system and Ariane booster upgrades during a meeting in Scotland this week....

Shuttle cleared for November 29 launch despite wheel concern
Posted: Fri, Nov 16 10:32 AM ET (1532 GMT)
Shuttle managers decided Thursday to proceed with a November 29 launch of the space shuttle Endeavour despite concerns about wheel corrosion. At a flight readiness...

News briefs: November 15
Posted: Fri, Nov 16 10:24 AM ET (1524 GMT)
The Kennedy Space Center may offer buyouts to up to 75 civil service employees in order to make room for new workers in more critical...

Mars Odyssey aerobraking continues
Posted: Thu, Nov 15 5:59 PM ET (2259 GMT)
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft entered the main aerobraking phase of its mission this week in excellent condition, project officials said. Originally in an 18....