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HAKUTO-R lander enters lunar orbit
Posted: Sat, Mar 25 11:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
A lunar lander by Japanese company ispace has entered orbit around the moon. The HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lander entered orbit around the moon at...

SpaceX launches SES, Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Mar 25 11:20 AM ET (1520 GMT)
SpaceX launched the final two satellites for SES to clear C-band spectrum March 17. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 7:38 pm EDT (...

Electron launches Capella Space satellites
Posted: Wed, Mar 22 9:25 PM ET (0125 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched a pair of Capella Space radar satellites March 16. An Electron rocket lifted off from Wallops Island, Virginia, at 6:38 pm...

China launches geostationary imaging satellites
Posted: Wed, Mar 22 9:21 PM ET (0121 GMT)
China launched a classified optical imaging satellite to geostationary orbit March 17. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center...

China launches experimental satellite
Posted: Wed, Mar 22 9:20 PM ET (0120 GMT)
China launched a new classified satellite March 15 as part of an apparent space systems development test program. A Long March 11 rocket lifted off...

Virgin Orbit pauses operations because of funding problems
Posted: Wed, Mar 22 9:18 PM ET (0118 GMT)
Virgin Orbit announced late March 15 it was temporarily halting operations and furloughing staff. The small launch vehicle company announced a "company-wide operational pause"...

SpaceX launches cargo Dragon
Posted: Sat, Mar 18 10:38 AM ET (1438 GMT)
A cargo Dragon spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after a launch Tuesday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:...

NASA proposing to spend up to $1 billion on ISS deorbit tug
Posted: Sat, Mar 18 10:37 AM ET (1437 GMT)
NASA projects spending up to $1 billion on a tug to deorbit the International Space Station at the end of its life. The agency also...

China launches Egyptian remote sensing satellite
Posted: Sat, Mar 18 10:36 AM ET (1436 GMT)
China launched a second Egyptian remote sensing satellite early Monday. A Long March 2C rocket launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 12:02...

Proton launches Russian military satellite
Posted: Sat, Mar 18 10:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
Russia launched a military communications satellite March 12. A Proton rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 7:13 pm EDT (2313 GMT) Sunday...



news in brief
Artemis 2 astronauts arrive in Florida for launch
Posted: Sat, Mar 28 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)

ispace revamps lunar lander plans
Posted: Sat, Mar 28 11:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)

Xona Space Systems raises $170 million
Posted: Sat, Mar 28 10:53 AM ET (1453 GMT)

news links
Thursday, April 2
Starlink gains just 3,500 users after 8 months in Bangladesh
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) — 5:41 am ET (0941 GMT)
On Victory Lap, USSF Chief Charts Service’s Course
Aviation Week — 5:38 am ET (0938 GMT)
One Year In, Work on Space Force Partners Strategy Just Beginning
National Defense Magazine — 5:37 am ET (0937 GMT)


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