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Progress undocks from ISS
Posted: Tue, Jan 25 6:52 AM ET (1152 GMT)
A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft undocked from the ISS early on Monday, clearing a port for a new Progress scheduled for launch later this week....

Nanosail-D deploys, unfurls sail
Posted: Tue, Jan 25 6:45 AM ET (1145 GMT)
An experimental small satellite unexpected deployed last week and unfurled a solar sail, NASA officials said. NanoSail-D was supposed to eject from the FASTSAT...

Japan launches ISS cargo spacecraft
Posted: Sat, Jan 22 9:29 AM ET (1429 GMT)
An H-2 rocket successfully launched on Saturday the second Japanese spacecraft carrying cargo for the International Space Station. The H-2B lifted off from...

Cosmonauts complete ISS spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Jan 22 9:20 AM ET (1420 GMT)
Two Russian astronauts performed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station, successfully completing a number of tasks. Dmitry Kondratyev and Oleg Skripochka started their five-...

Delta 4 Heavy launches classified satellite
Posted: Fri, Jan 21 7:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
A Delta 4 Heavy successfully launched a classified satellite Thursday afternoon from California. The Delta 4 Heavy lifted off at 4:10 pm EST (2110...

Zenit launches Russian weather satellite
Posted: Fri, Jan 21 7:08 AM ET (1208 GMT)
A Zenit rocket successfully launched a Russian weather satellite on Thursday. The Zenit rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 7:29 am EST (...

NASA replaces injured STS-133 astronaut
Posted: Thu, Jan 20 7:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
NASA announced Wednesday that it will replace an astronaut on next month's STS-133 shuttle mission after he was injured in a bike accident...

Japan delays HTV launch
Posted: Thu, Jan 20 6:57 AM ET (1157 GMT)
The Japanese space agency JAXA has delayed the launch of its second ISS cargo spacecraft because of poor weather at the launch site. A forecast...

German space company CEO fired over WikiLeaks revelations
Posted: Tue, Jan 18 6:01 AM ET (1101 GMT)
The board of the German satellite manufacturer OHB-System fired the company's CEO Monday over comments attributed to him in a cable obtained by...

Discovery astronaut injured in bike accident
Posted: Sun, Jan 16 8:14 AM ET (1314 GMT)
A member of next month's shuttle crew was injured in a bicycle accident Saturday, raising concerns about his role on the mission and potentially...



news in brief
Senate hearing raises doubts of Artemis
Posted: Sat, Sep 6 8:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)

NASA names new associate administrator
Posted: Sat, Sep 6 8:46 AM ET (1246 GMT)

President Trump moves Space Command HQ to Alabama
Posted: Sat, Sep 6 8:44 AM ET (1244 GMT)

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