News briefs: November 22
Posted: Thu, Nov 22 11:47 AM ET (1647 GMT)
TRW will lay off several hundred employees of its Space and Electronics Group because of decreased work, Space News reported Wednesday. The suspension of work...

MirCorp announces game show launch deal
Posted: Wed, Nov 21 10:21 PM ET (0321 GMT)
MirCorp said Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with Russian officials to fly winners of a forthcoming television game show into space in 2003....

Canada to launch space telescope next year
Posted: Wed, Nov 21 2:22 PM ET (1922 GMT)
The Canadian Space Agency announced Tuesday that it will launch a small space telescope on a Russian booster late next year. The Microvariability and Oscillations...

News briefs: November 20
Posted: Wed, Nov 21 9:00 AM ET (1400 GMT)
A "medically insignificant" amount of anthrax was discovered at NASA Headquarters earlier this month, according to unpublished reports. The trace amount, identified by the Centers...

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...