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Zenit 3SL launches Spaceway satellite
Posted: Tue, Apr 26 11:14 AM ET (1514 GMT)
A Sea Launch Zenit 3SL successfully launched a heavy TV broadcasting satellite early Tuesday. The Zenit 3SL lifted off from its floating platform on the...

ISS crew returns to Earth
Posted: Mon, Apr 25 6:49 AM ET (1049 GMT)
A Soyuz capsule safely landed early Monday carrying three people from the International Space Station. The Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft landed in north-central Kazakhstan,...

NASA denies loosening shuttle safety
Posted: Sat, Apr 23 11:29 AM ET (1529 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers said Friday that they are not compromising the safety of the space shuttle by adjusting standards of risk of damage to the...

DART bumped into target satellite during test
Posted: Sat, Apr 23 11:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
As NASA announced the formation of a mishap investigation board to examine the partial failure of the DART spacecraft a week ago, agency officials confirmed...

Report: NASA changing shuttle risk standards
Updated: Fri, Apr 22 1:30 PM ET (1730 GMT)
Originally Posted: Fri, Apr 22 9:08 AM ET (1308 GMT)
NASA has relaxed standards covering the risk of damage to the shuttle from debris during launch, raising concerns among some NASA employees, the New York...

NASA reschedules STS-114 launch
Posted: Wed, Apr 20 9:53 PM ET (0153 GMT)
Confirming earlier reports, NASA officials announced Wednesday that they have delayed the launch of the first post-Columbia shuttle mission one week. Shuttle managers said...

Spitzer spies extrasolar asteroid belt
Posted: Wed, Apr 20 9:45 PM ET (0145 GMT)
Astronomers said Wednesday that they have discovered what they believe is an asteroid belt encircling a nearby Sun-like star. The astronomers identified the belt...

Report: NASA to slip shuttle launch
Posted: Wed, Apr 20 8:22 AM ET (1222 GMT)
NASA may announce as early as today that it will delay the launch of the first post-Columbia mission by up to a week, NBC...

Griffin: NASA leaders to make shuttle launch decision
Posted: Tue, Apr 19 7:12 AM ET (1112 GMT)
New NASA administrator Michael Griffin said Monday he and top shuttle managers will make the final decision regarding when to launch the shuttle even if...

Orbital wins PanAmSat contract
Posted: Tue, Apr 19 6:54 AM ET (1054 GMT)
PanAmSat has awarded a contract to Orbital Sciences Corporation for the construction of at least one, and as many as three, communications satellites, the companies...



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
Sunday, August 24
Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 70th Electron Mission
Business Wire — 7:55 am ET (1155 GMT)


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