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Dragon flies past ISS in test before berthing
Posted: Thu, May 24 11:42 PM ET (0342 GMT)
A commercially-developed cargo spacecraft flew within 2.5 kilometers of the International Space Station early Thursday in a test that clears the way for...

Falcon 9 launches Dragon on test flight to ISS
Posted: Tue, May 22 6:29 AM ET (1029 GMT)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched a Dragon spacecraft on a test flight to the International Space Station early Tuesday. The Falcon 9 lifted...

Intelsat files for IPO
Posted: Tue, May 22 6:17 AM ET (1017 GMT)
Satellite operator Intelsat has filed for an initial public offering of stock, seeking to raise $1.75 billion. The company filed to be listed on...

Falcon 9 launch scrubbed at last second
Posted: Sat, May 19 3:41 PM ET (1941 GMT)
The launch of a privately-developed cargo spacecraft on a test flight to the International Space Station was scrubbed in the final second of the...

Proton launches Canadian satellite
Posted: Fri, May 18 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
A Proton rocket launched a Canadian commercial communications satellite early Friday. The Proton-M rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 3:12 pm...

H-2A launches Japanese and Korean satellites
Posted: Fri, May 18 6:44 AM ET (1044 GMT)
A Japanese H-2A rocket launched four satellites on Friday, including a Japanese earth sciences spacecraft and a South Korean remote sensing satellite. The H-...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Thu, May 17 10:20 PM ET (0220 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a Russian military satellite on Thursday. The Soyuz-U rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 11:...

Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Thu, May 17 8:39 AM ET (1239 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new ISS crew members docked with the orbiting outpost early Thursday. The Soyuz TMA-04M docked with the Poisk module...

Ariane launches pair of communications satellites
Posted: Wed, May 16 8:03 AM ET (1203 GMT)
An Ariane 5 rocket successfully launched a pair of Lockheed Martin-built communications satellites for Japan and Vietnam on Tuesday evening. The Ariane 5 ECA...

Soyuz launches new crew to ISS
Posted: Tue, May 15 7:52 AM ET (1152 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a spacecraft carrying three new International Space Station crew members on Tuesday. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome...



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
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