Pence speaks at KSC Posted: Sun, Jul 9 7:53 AM ET (1153 GMT) Vice President Mike Pence said July 6 that NASA would focus more on human space exploration, including missions to the moon and Mars, but gave... Falcon 9 launches Intelsat 35e Posted: Sun, Jul 9 7:51 AM ET (1151 GMT) A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a communications satellite July 5 after last-second glitches scrubbed two prior attempts. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at... XCOR Aerospace lays off employees Posted: Sun, Jul 9 7:49 AM ET (1149 GMT) XCOR Aerospace has laid off its remaining employees, but investors and management are still trying to keep the company alive. The company's acting CEO... Long March 5 launch fails Posted: Sun, Jul 9 7:47 AM ET (1147 GMT) The second launch of China's Long March 5 heavy-lift rocket ended in failure July 2. The rocket lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite... President signs order reestablishing the National Space Council Posted: Sun, Jul 2 9:49 AM ET (1349 GMT) President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited executive order June 30 formally reestablishing the National Space Council. The order, which administration officials said for months... ULA wins contract for Air Force satellite launch Posted: Sun, Jul 2 9:46 AM ET (1346 GMT) United Launch Alliance beat SpaceX for a launch contract for an Air Force mission. The Air Force announced June 29 it selected ULA for the... House budget offers $19.9 billion for NASA Posted: Sun, Jul 2 9:43 AM ET (1343 GMT) House appropriators are offering NASA a budget increase in its version of a spending bill. The House Appropriations Committee released a draft commerce, justice and... Ariane 5 launches two communications satellites Posted: Sun, Jul 2 9:42 AM ET (1342 GMT) An Ariane 5 launched two communications satellites June 28 in the rocket's 80th consecutive successful launch. The Ariane 5 lifted off from Kourou, French... SpaceX launches second group of Iridium satellites Posted: Sun, Jul 2 9:37 AM ET (1337 GMT) A SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launched ten Iridium NEXT satellites June 25. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, at 4:... Russia launches classified satellite Posted: Sun, Jun 25 9:02 AM ET (1302 GMT) A Soyuz rocket placed a classified Russian military satellite into orbit June 23. The Soyuz-2.1v rocket lifted off at 3:04 pm EDT (... |
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