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Chinese rocket, not SpaceX one, to hit the Moon
Posted: Sat, Feb 19 10:19 AM ET (1519 GMT)
A rocket stage that will hit the far side of the Moon next month is now linked to a Chinese launch, not a SpaceX one....

India launches radar imaging satellite
Posted: Sat, Feb 19 10:13 AM ET (1513 GMT)
India launched an Earth observation spacecraft and two smallsats Sunday. A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off at 7:29 pm EST (0029 GMT Monday)...

Lockheed drops plans to acquire Aerojet
Posted: Sat, Feb 19 10:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
Lockheed Martin announced Sunday night that it was dropping plans to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne. Lockheed said that it was in "the best interest of our...

Astra launch fails
Posted: Sun, Feb 13 10:58 AM ET (1558 GMT)
Astra's first launch from Florida failed to reach orbit Thursday when the rocket malfunctioned during stage separation. The Rocket 3.3 vehicle lifted off...

Soyuz launches OneWeb satellites from French Guiana
Posted: Sun, Feb 13 10:54 AM ET (1554 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket successfully launched 34 OneWeb satellites. The Soyuz lifted off from French Guiana at 1:09 pm EST (1809 GMT) Thursday, deploying its...

Geomagnetic storm causes dozens of Starlink satellites to reenter
Posted: Sun, Feb 13 10:46 AM ET (1546 GMT)
As many as 40 Starlink satellites launched earlier this month will soon reenter, or have already done so, because of a geomagnetic storm. SpaceX said...

E-Space raises $50 million for satellite megaconstellation
Posted: Sun, Feb 13 10:42 AM ET (1542 GMT)
E-Space, a startup founded by Greg Wyler, raised $50 million to start work on a satellite megaconstellation. The company will use the funding for...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Sun, Feb 13 10:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)
Russia launched a military satellite in the first Russian mission of the year. A Soyuz-2 rocket lifted off at 2 am EST (0700 GMT)...

NASA and SpaceX looking into Dragon parachute issue
Posted: Sun, Feb 6 12:19 PM ET (1719 GMT)
A parachute on a cargo Dragon spacecraft failed to open on time when it splashed down last month, the second time that's happened. NASA...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Feb 6 12:14 PM ET (1714 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites Thursday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 1:13 pm EST (1813 GMT)...



news in brief
US and UK militaries conduct coordinated satellite maneuvers
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)

Blue Origin retires a New Shepard capsule after payload flight
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)

Astra planning first Rocket 4 launch in mid-2026
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)

news links
Monday, September 22
SpaceX set to launch Falcon 9 rocket Monday morning
KEYT-TV Santa Barbara, CA — 4:18 am ET (0818 GMT)


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