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Rockot launches Korean satellite
Posted: Fri, Jul 28 7:46 PM ET (2346 GMT)
A Rockot vehicle successfully launched a South Korean imaging satellite Friday on the first mission for the small Russian launcher since a failed launch last...

Boeing space unit reports decreased revenues, earnings
Posted: Fri, Jul 28 8:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)
The Boeing business unit that includes the company's space unites reported lower revenues and profits in its fiscal second quarter. The Network and Space...

Dnepr launch fails
Posted: Wed, Jul 26 8:14 PM ET (0014 GMT)
The launch of over a dozen small satellites on a converted Russian ICBM failed shortly after liftoff late Wednesday. The Dnepr booster lifted off from...

Cassini spots lakes on Titan
Posted: Wed, Jul 26 7:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has identified what scientists call "very strong evidence" for lakes of hydrocarbon on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan. Radar...

Lockheed Martin reports strong earnings
Posted: Wed, Jul 26 7:43 AM ET (1143 GMT)
Lockheed Martin's space unit reported Tuesday a significant increase in sales and profits in the last quarter. The Space Systems unit of the company...

Atlantis rolled into VAB
Posted: Tue, Jul 25 10:56 AM ET (1456 GMT)
The space shuttle Atlantis was transferred to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in prepapration for a rollout to the pad for...

Space Adventures to offer spacewalks to tourists
Posted: Sat, Jul 22 12:09 PM ET (1609 GMT)
Space tourists traveling to the International Space Station (ISS) will now have the option of performing a spacewalk while at the station, space tourism operator...

Orbital reports increased revenue, profits
Posted: Sat, Jul 22 12:02 PM ET (1602 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation reported increased revenues and income in its fiscal second quarter on Thursday, thanks primarily to its satellite manufacturing division. The company reported...

Report: CEV to be named Project Orion
Posted: Fri, Jul 21 10:08 AM ET (1408 GMT)
NASA plans to name the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), the manned spacecraft that will be used to send astronauts to Earth orbit and the Moon...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Fri, Jul 21 10:00 AM ET (1400 GMT)
A Molniya rocket launched a Russian military satellite early Friday. The Molniya-M rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 12:...



news in brief
MDA Space to buy Blue Canyon Technologies
Posted: Sat, Jun 20 10:18 AM ET (1418 GMT)

Private equity firm buys Exolaunch
Posted: Sat, Jun 20 10:16 AM ET (1416 GMT)

NASA selects space science mission
Posted: Sat, Jun 20 10:14 AM ET (1414 GMT)

news links
Sunday, June 21
Tracing a Neutrino Ghost to Distant “Shadow Blaster” Galaxy
National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory — 11:17 am ET (1517 GMT)
A Star's Death Throes Involves a Lot of Kicking
Caltech — 11:16 am ET (1516 GMT)
NASA's Chandra Finds Unexpected Fireworks in Aftermath of Stellar Explosions
Chandra X-Ray Observatory Center — 11:15 am ET (1515 GMT)


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