News briefs: February 12
Posted: Wed, Feb 13 8:48 AM ET (1348 GMT)
The next International Space Station spacewalk is scheduled for February 20, NASA announced Tuesday. Astronauts Carl Walz and Dan Bursch will use the station's...

NASA names new JSC director, chief scientist
Posted: Wed, Feb 13 8:32 AM ET (1332 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday that it has selected a new director for the Johnson Space Center as well as a new chief scientist for the agency....

News briefs: February 11
Posted: Tue, Feb 12 8:34 AM ET (1334 GMT)
NASA's Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) spacecraft has started its science mission, NASA reported Monday. TIMED was launched into Earth orbit on...

Delta 2 launches Iridium spacecraft
Posted: Mon, Feb 11 7:24 PM ET (0024 GMT)
On the fourth attempt in as many days, a Delta 2 rocket successfully launched five replacement Iridium satellites Monday afternoon. The booster lifted off at...

News briefs: February 9-10
Posted: Mon, Feb 11 8:34 AM ET (1334 GMT)
The Indian Space Resource Organization (ISRO) successfully completed the first full test firing of a new cryogenic engine, the AFP news agency reported Sunday. The...

Sensor problem delays Delta 2 launch, another attempt Monday
Updated: Mon, Feb 11 8:17 AM ET (1317 GMT)
Originally Posted: Sun, Feb 10 1:56 PM ET (1856 GMT)
For the third day in a row the launch of a Delta 2 carrying five Iridium satellites has been delayed. Launch controllers delayed a planned...

Delta 2 launch delayed again, next attempt Sunday
Updated: Sun, Feb 10 9:10 AM ET (1410 GMT)
Originally Posted: Sat, Feb 9 12:57 PM ET (1757 GMT)
The launch of a Delta 2 rocket, scheduled for Saturday, has been delayed again, this time because of problems with a support plane. Mechanical problems...

More setbacks for EU Galileo project
Posted: Sat, Feb 9 12:10 PM ET (1710 GMT)
The troubled Galileo project, a European effort to develop a global positioning system to rival GPS, suffered two key setbacks this week that threaten to...

News briefs: February 8
Posted: Sat, Feb 9 9:42 AM ET (1442 GMT)
A long-delayed Titan 2 launch of a military weather satellite, planned for this month, has been pushed back again, Space News reported late Friday....

Wind gust delays Delta launch
Posted: Sat, Feb 9 9:15 AM ET (1415 GMT)
A strong gust of wind in the final minute of the countdown delayed Friday's scheduled launch of a Delta 2 booster for a day....