News briefs: March 21
Posted: Fri, Mar 22 8:11 AM ET (1311 GMT)
NASA is using an "antiquated" accounting system that makes it impossible to track how the agency spends money, accountants told a House committee this week....

Progress M1-8 launched to ISS
Posted: Thu, Mar 21 9:00 PM ET (0200 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft was launched to the International Space Station Thursday afternoon. A Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress M1-8 spacecraft, called Progress 7...

News briefs: March 20
Posted: Thu, Mar 21 8:09 AM ET (1309 GMT)
NASA gas given a new name to a space science satellite launched last month, the agency announced Wednesday. The High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (HESSI)...

Business briefs: March 20
Posted: Thu, Mar 21 7:49 AM ET (1249 GMT)
The US needs to revise its export regulations in order to support aerospace business, according to a report by the Aerospace Commission released Wednesday. The...

Progress undocks from ISS, deorbits
Posted: Wed, Mar 20 11:03 AM ET (1603 GMT)
A Russian Progress spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station Tuesday and burned up in the Earth's atmosphere several hours later. The Progress M1-...

News briefs: March 19
Posted: Wed, Mar 20 10:25 AM ET (1525 GMT)
The successful launch of a Rockot booster Sunday has paved the way for closer integration of Russian launch vehicle efforts, Itar-Tass reported Tuesday. The...

Business briefs: March 19
Posted: Wed, Mar 20 10:06 AM ET (1506 GMT)
XM Satellite Radio assured investors Tuesday that the company is in good financial shape despite a "going concern" warning by its auditor, KPMG. The auditing...

NASA to classify shuttle launch times
Posted: Tue, Mar 19 10:32 AM ET (1532 GMT)
NASA will not release exact launch times for future shuttle missions until 24 hours before liftoff, the agency announced Monday. The agency will instead only...

News briefs: March 18
Posted: Tue, Mar 19 10:25 AM ET (1525 GMT)
The Czech Republic has become the first nation to enact a law designed to fight light pollution, SPACE.com reported Monday. The "Protection of the...

Business briefs: March 18
Posted: Tue, Mar 19 10:06 AM ET (1506 GMT)
Lockheed Martin and TRW have submitted bids for the next generation of US government polar orbiting weather satellites, Space News reported Monday. The government will...