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Report: ISS spacesuit water leak misdiagnosed
Posted: Thu, Feb 27 6:40 AM ET (1140 GMT)
An investigation into a water leak in a spacesuit that nearly caused an astronaut to drown last year found that the leak started on an...

SpaceX moves closer to Air Force certification for Falcon 9
Posted: Thu, Feb 27 6:16 AM ET (1116 GMT)
SpaceX is one step closer to winning Air Force certification of its Falcon 9 rocket, a requirement for winning military launch contracts, after the Air...

Astronomers observe largest recorded meteor impact on the Moon
Posted: Tue, Feb 25 7:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
Spanish astronomers announced they detected what they believe to be the largest meteor impact on the surface of the Moon ever recorded. In a paper...

Sea Launch president to depart company
Posted: Tue, Feb 25 7:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
The president of commercial launch provider Sea Launch will leave the company at the end of this month, the company announced Monday. Kjell Karlsen, who...

Yutu enters hibernation again with its technical problems unresolved
Posted: Sun, Feb 23 10:16 AM ET (1516 GMT)
China's Yutu lunar rover entered its third two-week hibernation period Saturday with technical problems that earlier appeared to jeopardize the mission unresolved, official...

Air Force discloses space surveillance satellite program
Posted: Sat, Feb 22 9:38 AM ET (1438 GMT)
An Air Force general disclosed Friday the existence of a previously-classified program to develop satellites to keep watch on others in geosynchronous orbit. Speaking...

Delta 4 launches GPS satellite
Posted: Fri, Feb 21 7:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
A Delta 4 rocket successfully launched a GPS navigation satellite on Thursday evening. The Delta 4 Medium-Plus (4,2) lifted off from Cape Canaveral...

Google Lunar X PRIZE selects finalists for milestone prizes
Posted: Thu, Feb 20 7:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
A team of judges has selected five times as finalists to compete for a set of "milestone" prizes intended to give them momentum towards achieving...

ESA selects exoplanet observatory mission for development
Posted: Thu, Feb 20 6:54 AM ET (1154 GMT)
The European Space Agency announced Wednesday that it has chosen a proposal to build a spacecraft to search for extrasolar planets, with launch scheduled in...

Cygnus departs from ISS
Posted: Wed, Feb 19 7:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)
A Cygnus cargo spacecraft left the International Space Station early Tuesday, carrying away garbage to be destroyed upon reentry. The station's Canadarm2 robotic arm...



news in brief
Starship explodes during preparations for static-fire test
Posted: Sun, Jun 22 6:52 AM ET (1052 GMT)

French government leads investment in Eutelsat
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)

NASA further delays Ax-4 launch
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)

news links
Wednesday, July 16
Sierra Space Awarded Contract by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Business Wire — 6:18 am ET (1018 GMT)
Tuberville says space command headquarters decision coming soon
WDHN-TV Dothan, AL — 6:15 am ET (1015 GMT)
Space Force Takes Delivery of New GPS Operating System
Aviation Week — 6:14 am ET (1014 GMT)
HASC Directs Pentagon to Set Up TacSRT Program of Record
Aviation Week — 6:12 am ET (1012 GMT)


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