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China launches SAR satellite
Posted: Sat, Jul 2 12:31 PM ET (1631 GMT)
China launched a radar imaging satellite Monday. A Long March 4C rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 11:46 a.m....

Psyche to miss launch window this year
Posted: Sat, Jul 2 12:30 PM ET (1630 GMT)
NASA's Psyche asteroid mission will miss its launch window this year. NASA announced Friday that the project concluded there was not enough time to...

NASA planning for late August Artemis 1 launch
Posted: Sat, Jul 2 12:27 PM ET (1627 GMT)
NASA says it's on track to launch the first SLS as soon as late August. SLS managers said Friday that the campaign of practice...

Ariane 5 launches two communications satellites
Posted: Sat, Jun 25 12:36 PM ET (1636 GMT)
The first Ariane 5 launch in nearly half a year placed two communications satellites into orbit Wednesday. The Ariane 5 lifted off from French Guiana...

China launches reconnaissance satellites
Posted: Sat, Jun 25 12:29 PM ET (1629 GMT)
China launched a set of reconnaissance satellites Wednesday night. A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 10:22...

Kuaizhou-1A returns to flight
Posted: Sat, Jun 25 12:26 PM ET (1626 GMT)
China's Kuaizhou-1A returned to flight Tuesday night, six months after a launch failure. The small rocket lifted off at 10:08 p.m....

KSLV-2 reaches orbit on second launch
Posted: Sat, Jun 25 12:22 PM ET (1622 GMT)
South Korea successfully launched its KSLV-2 rocket Tuesday. The rocket lifted off from the Naro Space Center at 3 am EDT (0700 GMT) and...

NASA conducts fourth SLS wet dress rehearsal
Posted: Sat, Jun 25 12:19 PM ET (1619 GMT)
NASA nearly completed a countdown test of the Space Launch System Monday after dealing with several technical problems. The fourth wet dress rehearsal of the...

Falcon 9 launches Nilesat 301
Posted: Fri, Jun 10 6:08 PM ET (2208 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launch launched a GEO communications satellite for Egyptian operator Nilesat Wednesday. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 5:04 pm EDT (2104...

France joins Artemis Accords
Posted: Fri, Jun 10 6:01 PM ET (2201 GMT)
France became the 20th country to join the Artemis Accords. France formally signed the Accords, which set out best practices for sustainable space exploration, at...



news in brief
Blue Origin proposes orbital data center constellation
Posted: Sun, Mar 22 10:12 AM ET (1412 GMT)

Artemis 2 returns to the pad
Posted: Sun, Mar 22 10:09 AM ET (1409 GMT)

ESA proposes dedicated Crew Dragon mission to ISS
Posted: Sun, Mar 22 10:03 AM ET (1403 GMT)

news links
Tuesday, March 24
Namibia rejects Starlink licence request
AFP — 5:43 am ET (0943 GMT)
Starlink gets official UAE approval – with some caveats
The National (UAE) — 5:42 am ET (0942 GMT)


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