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NASA rescinds Kistler contract
Posted: Thu, Jun 24 1:11 PM ET (1711 GMT)
NASA has withdrawn a contract with Kistler Aerospace to purchase flight data from that company's RLV under development because the agency was expected to...

Delta launches GPS satellite
Posted: Wed, Jun 23 11:44 PM ET (0344 GMT)
A Boeing Delta 2 successfully launched a GPS navigation satellite Wednesday night after weeks of technical and weather-related delays. The Delta 2 7925 lifted...

Report: Russia rejects space tourist candidate Olsen
Posted: Wed, Jun 23 1:26 PM ET (1726 GMT)
Russian officials have rejected a bid by American businessman Gregory Olsen to fly to the International Space Station on health issues, Russian media reported Wednesday....

Air Force to consider EELV downselect
Posted: Wed, Jun 23 10:03 AM ET (1403 GMT)
The Air Force, under Congressional pressure, said this week it will study whether it is in its best interests to consolidate its Evolved Expendable Launch...

ISS spacewalk set for Thursday
Posted: Wed, Jun 23 9:52 AM ET (1352 GMT)
A spacewalk to repair a gyro on the International Space Station is now set for late Thursday, after NASA had announced earlier in the week...

SpaceShipOne reaches space
Updated: Mon, Jun 21 4:23 PM ET (2023 GMT)
Originally Posted: Mon, Jun 21 1:26 PM ET (1726 GMT)
The suborbital RLV SpaceShipOne launched early Monday and just barely succeeded in crossing the 100-km boundary of space. SpaceShipOne separated from its White Knight...

Melvill selected to pilot SpaceShipOne
Posted: Sun, Jun 20 9:20 PM ET (0120 GMT)
Scaled Composites announced Sunday that its SpaceShipOne suborbital RLV is ready to make its historic flight into space on Monday, and announced the pilot for...

Weather delays Delta launch
Posted: Sun, Jun 20 11:46 AM ET (1546 GMT)
Stormy weather led controllers to delay the launch of a Delta 2 carrying a GPS satellite on Saturday night. The Delta 2 was scheduled to...

Mojave Airport receives spaceport license
Posted: Sat, Jun 19 1:37 PM ET (1737 GMT)
Mojave Airport in California, the takeoff and landing site for the SpaceShipOne suborbital RLV, has received a commercial spaceport license from the FAA, the airport...

NASA: some shuttle fixes behind schedule
Posted: Sat, Jun 19 12:59 PM ET (1659 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers said Friday that some planned fixes to the shuttle fleet, including a boom to inspect damage to the orbiter and the ability...



news in brief
Artemis 2 splashes down
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)

Space Force picks 14 companies for GEO surveillance program
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)

Report warns of growing counterspace concerns
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)

news links
Thursday, April 23
Firefly Aerospace moves into 3 new buildings in Cedar Park
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ESA Formalizes European Defense Agency Links
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Plato aces space-like tests
ESA — 4:23 am ET (0823 GMT)
Trump taps defense firm execs to lead space acquisition, NRO
Breaking Defense — 4:19 am ET (0819 GMT)


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