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Proton launches Russian communications satellite
Posted: Tue, Apr 27 12:31 PM ET (1631 GMT)
A Proton rocket launched a Russian domestic communications satellite early Tuesday. The Proton K lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 4:37 pm EDT...

Zenit launch delayed indefinitely
Posted: Mon, Apr 26 8:54 PM ET (0054 GMT)
The launch of a Russian military satellite on a Zenit 2 booster has been delayed indefinitely, Russian officials said Monday. The booster was scheduled to...

Opportunity reaches mission milestone
Posted: Mon, Apr 26 8:48 PM ET (0048 GMT)
Opportunity, one of NASA's twin Mars Exploration Rovers, has completed its primary mission by operating on the surface of the Red Planet for 90...

Zenit launch delayed
Posted: Sun, Apr 25 11:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
The launch of a Russian military satellite has been delayed 24 hours because of a problem with its Zenit launch vehicle. A Zenit 2 booster...

Orbital reports first-quarter profit
Posted: Sat, Apr 24 11:54 AM ET (1554 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation reported increased revenues and profits in its fiscal first quarter this week, thanks primarily to its satellite division and a one-time...

XCOR wins launch license
Updated: Sat, Apr 24 11:42 AM ET (1542 GMT)
Originally Posted: Fri, Apr 23 2:35 PM ET (1835 GMT)
Suborbital RLV developer XCOR Aerospace has received a launch license from the FAA, making it the second company in as many months to win such...

ISS gyro fails, repair spacewalk planned
Posted: Fri, Apr 23 11:57 AM ET (1557 GMT)
A second gyroscope on the International Space Station has failed, NASA officials said Thursday, and plans are being developed to repair it during a spacewalk....

Congress skeptical about NASA budget prospects
Posted: Thu, Apr 22 5:09 AM ET (0909 GMT)
Members of Congress said Wednesday that they felt it was unlikely NASA would get the full 5.6-percent budget increase President Bush included in...

Jupiter's spots predicted to disappear
Posted: Thu, Apr 22 4:58 AM ET (0858 GMT)
Most of the large storms in Jupiter's atmosphere that appear in images of the giant planet as spots will disappear over the next several...

Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Wed, Apr 21 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Wednesday, two days after its launch. The Soyuz TMA-4 spacecraft docked at the nadir...



news in brief
FAA restricts hours for commercial launches during shutdown
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 9:05 AM ET (1405 GMT)

EchoStar sells more spectrum to SpaceX
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 9:01 AM ET (1401 GMT)

China postpones Shenzhou-20 return on orbital debris concerns
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 8:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)

news links
Sunday, November 23
How Russia’s New Space Station Could Dominate the Earth
The National Interest — 11:18 pm ET (0418 GMT)


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