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ULA takes delivery of RD-180 engines
Posted: Thu, Aug 21 1:26 PM ET (1726 GMT)
In the latest sign of "business as usual" operations despite ongoing geopolitical issues, United Launch Alliance (ULA) confirmed Wednesday that it took delivery of two...

Weather delays Soyuz launch of Galileo satellites
Posted: Thu, Aug 21 1:18 PM ET (1718 GMT)
Poor weather postponed Thursday's scheduled launch of two European navigation satellites on a Soyuz rocket for at least 24 hours. A Soyuz ST-B...

China launches Earth observation satellite
Posted: Tue, Aug 19 10:09 AM ET (1409 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed an Earth observation satellite into orbit for China on Tuesday. The Long March 4B rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan...

Russian cosmonauts complete ISS spacewalk
Posted: Tue, Aug 19 10:00 AM ET (1400 GMT)
Two Russian cosmonauts successfully carried out a five-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Monday that included the deployment of a CubeSat. Alexander...

Cygnus departs from ISS
Posted: Sat, Aug 16 10:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)
A Cygnus cargo spacecraft unberthed from the International Space Station Friday morning, ending a nearly month-long stay at the outpost. The station's Canadarm2...

Dust grains returns by NASA mission have interstellar origins
Posted: Fri, Aug 15 8:51 AM ET (1251 GMT)
Scientists reported this week that several dust grains returned by a NASA mission eight years ago likely originated from outside the solar system. In a...

Cohesive forces hold together rapidly spinning small asteroid
Posted: Fri, Aug 15 8:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)
A near Earth asteroid that is spinning at a rate higher than thought possible is kept from flying apart by cohesive forces, scientists said this...

ViaSat shares fall on earnings miss
Posted: Thu, Aug 14 1:31 PM ET (1731 GMT)
Shares in broadband satellite communications provider ViaSat fell by nearly ten percent Wednesday after its earnings fell short of expectations. While ViaSat reported an increase...

Atlas 5 launches WorldView-3
Posted: Wed, Aug 13 7:50 PM ET (2350 GMT)
An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched the most powerful commercial remote sensing satellite to date on Wednesday. The Atlas 5 401 lifted off from Vandenberg...

ULA selects new CEO
Posted: Wed, Aug 13 9:12 AM ET (1312 GMT)
United Launch Alliance (ULA), the joint venture that manufactures Atlas and Delta rockets, announced Tuesday the surprise selection of a new president and CEO. ULA...



news in brief
Crew-11 launches to ISS
Posted: Sun, Aug 3 12:06 PM ET (1606 GMT)

SES sees shift in revenue from video to government services
Posted: Sun, Aug 3 12:05 PM ET (1605 GMT)

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites and classified payloads
Posted: Sun, Aug 3 12:03 PM ET (1603 GMT)

news links
Tuesday, August 5
NBN Co snubs Musk, inks satellite deal with Bezos’ Amazon
Sydney Morning Herald — 4:30 am ET (0830 GMT)
How Tasmania fits into the space race between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk
Australian Financial Review — 4:29 am ET (0829 GMT)


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