News briefs: June 13
Posted: Fri, Jun 14 2:10 PM ET (1810 GMT)
The threat posed by a major Colorado forest fire to a key Lockheed Martin space facility is subsiding, Space News reported Thursday. Earlier in the...

Jupiter-like exoplanet discovered
Posted: Fri, Jun 14 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
Astronomers announced Thursday the discovery of 15 new extrasolar planets, including one that is the closest analogue to Jupiter yet found. A team of astronomers...

Spacewalkers repair ISS robot arm
Posted: Fri, Jun 14 8:02 AM ET (1202 GMT)
Two astronauts successfully replaced a faulty wrist joint on the International Space Station's robot arm during a seven-hour spacewalk Thursday. Franklin Chang-Diaz...

News briefs: June 12
Posted: Thu, Jun 13 7:27 AM ET (1127 GMT)
Efforts to secure a deal for pop star and space tourist hopeful Lance Bass are "nearing a climax", MSNBC reported this week. Negotiations with two...

ESA offers plan for guaranteed Ariane buys
Posted: Thu, Jun 13 6:36 AM ET (1036 GMT)
The European Space Agency has sent a plan to its member governments that would require them to purchase several launch vehicles each year in an...

News briefs: June 11
Posted: Wed, Jun 12 10:19 AM ET (1419 GMT)
Lockheed Martin officials are keeping a close watch on a Colorado forest fire near its rocket and spacecraft facilities in Denver. By Tuesday the Hayman...

Atlas 3 wins two launch contracts
Posted: Wed, Jun 12 9:00 AM ET (1300 GMT)
Lockheed Martin's Atlas 3 booster won two contracts Tuesday to launch a commercial communications satellite and a NASA Mars mission. International Launch Services announced...

Second STS-111 spacewalk swiftly completed
Posted: Wed, Jun 12 8:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
Two astronauts made the second spacewalk of the STS-111 mission on Tuesday, successfully completing their tasks faster than expected. Franklin Chang-Diaz and Philippe...

News briefs: June 10
Posted: Tue, Jun 11 8:09 AM ET (1209 GMT)
Space station program manager Tommy Holloway will retire from NASA next month, the space agency announced Monday. Holloway had been at NASA since 1963 and...

Mobile base station attached to ISS
Posted: Tue, Jun 11 7:52 AM ET (1152 GMT)
Astronauts successfully attached a new mobile base station to the International Space Station on Monday. The unit is designed to allow the station's Canadarm2...