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ISS wedding takes place
Posted: Mon, Aug 11 12:28 PM ET (1628 GMT)
International Space Station cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko married his earthbound bride in a unique ceremony on the station and Earth on Sunday. The marriage between Malenchenko...

SpaceShipOne completes first glide test
Posted: Sun, Aug 10 4:21 AM ET (0821 GMT)
SpaceShipOne (SS1), the suborbital RLV being developed by Scaled Composites, completed its first unpowered free flight on Thursday. The vehicle was carried aloft attached underneath...

Explosion disrupts solid rocket fuel production
Posted: Sun, Aug 10 4:06 AM ET (0806 GMT)
An explosion that leveled a building at a California plant has caused the company to suspend production of solid rocket propellant. The explosion late Thursday...

Shuttle return-to-flight panel meets
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 5:44 PM ET (2144 GMT)
A NASA-commissioned independent group met for the first time this week to review plans for returning the space shuttle to flight. The Stafford-Covey...

XM announces plans for new satellite, launch
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 11:13 AM ET (1513 GMT)
XM Satellite Radio announced Thursday that the company will launch a third satellite and begin construction of a fourth to deal with problems with its...

NASA Glenn gets new director
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 10:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)
NASA announced Friday that the long-time director of its Glenn Research Center in Cleveland was moving to a new post at NASA Headquarters. NASA...

Sea Launch places satellite in orbit
Posted: Fri, Aug 8 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
A Sea Launch booster successfully launched a dual-use communications satellite late Thursday. The Zenit 3SL lifted off from the Odyssey floating launch platform in...

Lockheed dumps stake in Loral
Posted: Fri, Aug 8 8:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)
Lockheed Martin has sold its 10-percent stake in satellite operator Loral Space and Communications, losing more than $300 million in the process, the Washington...

Instrument malfunctions on Spirit
Posted: Thu, Aug 7 10:44 AM ET (1444 GMT)
JPL announced late Wednesday that one of the instruments on the Spirit Mars rover is not operating properly and may not be able to return...

Court sets value of moon rocks
Posted: Thu, Aug 7 10:36 AM ET (1436 GMT)
A federal court decided Wednesday that a collection of lunar rocks stolen by four people last year is worth $5 million. The valuation, the first...



news in brief
Zhuque-2 launch fails
Posted: Sun, Aug 17 11:37 AM ET (1537 GMT)

China performs first Long March 10 static-fire test
Posted: Sun, Aug 17 11:33 AM ET (1533 GMT)


news links
Tuesday, August 26
Defense Innovation Unit head Doug Beck resigns
Defense News — 6:48 am ET (1048 GMT)
Doug Beck resigns as DIU director
Defensescoop — 6:47 am ET (1047 GMT)
UCF-Developed Testing Tech to Launch on Blue Origin Mission
Univ. of Central Florida — 6:46 am ET (1046 GMT)
SpaceX calls off Starship test flight for 2nd day due to weather
San Antonio Express-News — 6:44 am ET (1044 GMT)


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