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Falcon 9 ties launch record with launch process
Posted: Sat, Jul 23 9:54 AM ET (1354 GMT)
With a Starlink launch Sunday, SpaceX has launched as many times this year as in all of 2021. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape...

China launches radar imaging satellites
Posted: Sat, Jul 23 9:52 AM ET (1352 GMT)
China launched a pair of radar imaging satellites July 15. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 6:...

NASA and Roscosmos complete seat barter agreement
Posted: Sat, Jul 23 9:50 AM ET (1350 GMT)
NASA and Roscosmos finalized a seat barter agreement that will allow the agencies to fly people on each others' spacecraft in September. NASA announced July...

Falcon 9 launches Dragon cargo spacecraft
Posted: Sat, Jul 16 11:35 AM ET (1535 GMT)
A cargo Dragon spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after a launch Thursday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:...

Inaugural Vega-C launch a success
Posted: Sat, Jul 16 11:27 AM ET (1527 GMT)
ESA and Arianespace declared the inaugural launch of the Vega-C rocket a success Wednesday. The rocket lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 9:...

First JWST images released
Posted: Sat, Jul 16 11:20 AM ET (1520 GMT)
Astronomers were enthusiastic and relieved by the first science observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. The observations, released Tuesday, included detailed images of a...

Electron launches NRO satellite
Posted: Sat, Jul 16 11:14 AM ET (1514 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office early Wednesday. The Electron rocket lifted off at 2:30 am EDT (0630 GMT)...

China launches data relay satellite
Posted: Sat, Jul 16 11:12 AM ET (1512 GMT)
China launched a data relay satellite Tuesday. A Long March 3B lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 12:30 pm EDT (1630...

Virgin Orbit launches seven payloads
Posted: Wed, Jul 6 7:49 PM ET (2349 GMT)
Virgin Orbit launched seven payloads on its latest LauncherOne mission early Saturday. The LauncherOne rocket was released from its Boeing 747 carrier aircraft at 2:...

Atlas 5 launches military satellites
Posted: Wed, Jul 6 7:45 PM ET (2345 GMT)
An Atlas 5 launched two military satellites Friday night. The Atlas 5 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 7:15 pm EDT (2315 GMT)...



news in brief
Russian ISS repairs cause NASA concern
Posted: Sat, Jun 6 12:21 PM ET (1621 GMT)

China launches Qianfan satellites
Posted: Sat, Jun 6 12:18 PM ET (1618 GMT)

Satellite manufacturer Apex raises $200 million
Posted: Sat, Jun 6 12:15 PM ET (1615 GMT)

news links
Monday, June 8
SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
WESH-TV Orlando — 6:34 am ET (1034 GMT)
Is Elon Musk’s SpaceX Really Worth $1.75 Trillion?
The New Yorker — 6:28 am ET (1028 GMT)
SpaceX's retail-investor push is raising some red flags
Business Insider — 6:28 am ET (1028 GMT)


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