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Shenzhou 18 launches to Tiangong space station
Posted: Sun, Apr 28 10:11 AM ET (1411 GMT) A new crew launched to China's Tiangong space station Thursday. A Long March 2F rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 8:59 am EDT (1250 GMT) and placed the three-person Shenzhou-18 spacecraft into orbit. The spacecraft docked with the Tiangong station six and a half hours later. The Shenzhou-18 crew of Ye Guangfu, Li Cong and Li Guangsu will relieve the Shenzhou-17 crew of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, who have been on Tiangong since late October. Shenzhou-17 is scheduled to return to Earth April 30.
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Starliner cleared for first crewed flight
Posted: Sun, Apr 28 10:06 AM ET (1406 GMT) The first crewed flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner is a step closer to launch. NASA completed a flight test readiness review Thursday for the Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission, giving approval to proceed with a launch scheduled for May 6. NASA said they are only dealing with a few minor issues with the spacecraft and launch pad, but the launch will also depend on the schedule of the departure of a cargo Dragon spacecraft from the International Space Station and relocation of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to free up a docking port for Starliner. The CFT mission, flown by NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, is a final test of the spacecraft before certified by NASA for crew rotation missions to the station.
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Cosmonauts perform ISS spacewalk Posted: Sun, Apr 28 10:03 AM ET (1403 GMT) Two cosmonauts wrapped up an ISS spacewalk ahead of schedule Thursday. Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub were scheduled to spend up to seven hours outside... Russia vetoes UN resolution on nuclear weapons in space Posted: Sat, Apr 27 10:20 AM ET (1420 GMT) Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Wednesday regarding the placement of nuclear weapons in space. The resolution, drafted by Japan and the United... Electron launches NASA, South Korean satellites Posted: Sat, Apr 27 10:18 AM ET (1418 GMT) Rocket Lab launched a South Korean imaging satellite and a NASA solar sail experiment Tuesday. An Electron rocket lifted off at 6:32 pm EDT (... |
Tuesday, April 30
SES to acquire Intelsat in compelling transaction focused on the future
SES 5:00 am ET (0900 GMT) SES Agrees to Buy Intelsat in $3.1 Billion Satellite Deal
Bloomberg News 5:00 am ET (0900 GMT) SES grabs massive merger with Intelsat purchase
Luxembourg Times 5:00 am ET (0900 GMT) Satellite company SES to buy Intelsat for $3.1 billion
Reuters 5:00 am ET (0900 GMT) Increasing 'space-mindedness' a top priority for Canadian military: commander
Canadian Press 4:56 am ET (0856 GMT) Space Force Launch, Security Needs Fuel Boom in Space Contracts
Bloomberg Law 4:55 am ET (0855 GMT) Governors shoot down plan to shift Air National Guard personnel to Space Force
Cleveland Plain Dealer 4:55 am ET (0855 GMT) Most U.S. governors oppose moving some National Guard units to Space Force
Axios 4:54 am ET (0854 GMT) Nearly Every Governor Opposes Guard Units Moving into the Space Force
Air and Space Forces Magazine 4:54 am ET (0854 GMT) Rocket Lab Prepares Back-To-Back Launches For Climate Change Research Mission For NASA
Business Wire 4:54 am ET (0854 GMT) SpaceX Delivers EU Galileo Navigation Satellites Into Orbit
Aviation Week 4:51 am ET (0851 GMT) Saudi Arabia seeks to bolster space credentials through WEF partnership
The National (UAE) 4:49 am ET (0849 GMT) What Extreme Outer Space Isolation Can Teach Humans
PBS 4:48 am ET (0848 GMT) How to Book a Rocket Ride: Q&A With SpaceVIP Travel Agent Roman Chiporukha
Bloomberg News 4:44 am ET (0844 GMT) ISRO to test Gaganyaan parachutes by dropping module from chopper
Indian Express 4:43 am ET (0843 GMT) Firefly CEO sees 'enough demand' for fully commercial lunar missions independent of NASA
Yahoo! News 4:36 am ET (0836 GMT) Six Deep Space Network Antennas in Madrid Arrayed For the First Time
NASA/JPL 4:36 am ET (0836 GMT) FAA Learning Period to Get Another Extension
SpacePolicyOnline.com 4:33 am ET (0833 GMT) NASA lays out how SpaceX will refuel Starships in low-Earth orbit
Ars Technica 4:30 am ET (0830 GMT) Two new satellites join the Galileo constellation
ESA 4:29 am ET (0829 GMT) China's Shenzhou-17 separates from space station combination, starts journey home
Xinhua 4:24 am ET (0824 GMT) Astronomers versus activists: the battle over San Diego’s streetlights
Physics World 4:23 am ET (0823 GMT) China ready to launch lunar far side sample return mission
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Space News 4:16 am ET (0816 GMT) Kuva Space wins ESA hyperspectral contract
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