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GAO warns of more JWST delays
Posted: Sat, Mar 3 2:08 PM ET (1908 GMT)
A GAO report warns that NASA's James Webb Space Telescope likely faces additional delays and could bust its $8 billion cost cap. The GAO,...

Soyuz returns crew to Earth
Posted: Sat, Mar 3 2:03 PM ET (1903 GMT)
A Soyuz capsule carrying three ISS crew members landed in Kazakhstan Tuesday night. The Soyuz MS-06 landed near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on schedule at 9:...

Stratolaunch aircraft conducts taxi tests
Posted: Sat, Mar 3 1:57 PM ET (1857 GMT)
Stratolaunch's giant aircraft is one step closer to its first flight after a new round of taxi tests. The company said Monday that it...

H-2A launches reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Sat, Mar 3 1:52 PM ET (1852 GMT)
Japan launched a reconnaissance satellite late Monday night. An H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 11:34 p.m. Eastern...

Incorrect parameter caused Ariane 5 to fly off-course
Posted: Sat, Mar 3 1:46 PM ET (1846 GMT)
An Ariane 5 that went off-course after its launch in January did so because of an incorrect parameter in its computer system. Arianespace announced...

Falcon 9 launches radar, broadband satellites
Posted: Sat, Feb 24 3:39 PM ET (2039 GMT)
SpaceX launched a Spanish radar satellite and two broadband demonstration satellites early Thursday. The Falcon 9 lifted off on schedule at 9:17 a.m....

National Space Council backs commercial space regulatory reform
Posted: Sat, Feb 24 3:38 PM ET (2038 GMT)
The National Space Council approved several recommendations for commercial space regulatory reform Wednesday. The Council, meeting at the Kennedy Space Center, backed four recommendations intended...

Bigelow Aerospace establishes space operations company
Posted: Sat, Feb 24 3:37 PM ET (2037 GMT)
Bigelow Aerospace has established a new company to handle sales and operations of its planned commercial space stations. The first task for the new Bigelow...

NASA foresees late 2020s human return to Moon
Posted: Sat, Feb 24 3:36 PM ET (2036 GMT)
NASA's lunar plans foresee humans returning to the lunar surface in the late 2020s. In a speech Tuesday, NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot said...

Astronauts complete robotic arm repairs on spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Feb 24 3:35 PM ET (2035 GMT)
American and Japanese astronauts breezed through a spacewalk Feb. 16 to complete work on the station's robotic arm. Mark Vande Hei and Norishige Kanai...



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
Sunday, July 13
A few small steps for Hong Kong, a giant leap for China’s space sector
South China Morning Post — 3:32 am ET (0732 GMT)
A PH spaceport? PhilSA seeks partners to make it happen
Inquirer.net — 3:31 am ET (0731 GMT)
Private rocket terminated mid-flight
Taipei Times — 3:31 am ET (0731 GMT)


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