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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Fri, Aug 25 7:15 PM ET (2315 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites early Tuesday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 5:37 am EDT (0937...

Lockheed, Northrop win SDA satellite contracts
Posted: Fri, Aug 25 7:15 PM ET (2315 GMT)
The Space Force's Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded contracts Monday to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for a new set of communications satellites. The...

Axiom Space raises $350 million
Posted: Fri, Aug 25 7:14 PM ET (2314 GMT)
Commercial space station developer Axiom Space has raised $350 million. The company said Monday its Series C round was led by Saudi Arabian investment bank...

China launches Earth observation satellite
Posted: Fri, Aug 25 7:13 PM ET (2313 GMT)
China launched an Earth observation satellite Sunday. A Long March 4C rocket lifted off at 1:45 pm EDT (1745 GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite...

Luna-25 crashes on the Moon
Posted: Fri, Aug 25 7:12 PM ET (2312 GMT)
Russia's Luna-25 lunar lander crashed over the weekend while performing an orbital maneuver. Roscosmos said that the spacecraft encountered an "emergency situation" during...

BAE Systems to buy Ball Aerospace
Posted: Sat, Aug 19 11:49 AM ET (1549 GMT)
BAE Systems is buying Ball Aerospace for $5.55 billion. The companies announced early Thursday the deal, set to close in the first half of...

Rocket Lab wins launch contract from Japanese company iQPS
Posted: Sat, Aug 19 11:48 AM ET (1548 GMT)
Japanese company iQPS, which had planned to launch a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite with Virgin Orbit, has switched to Rocket Lab. The companies announced...

SpaceX launches Starlinks form Florida, delays California launch
Posted: Sat, Aug 19 11:47 AM ET (1547 GMT)
SpaceX performed one of two launches it planned to carry out overnight. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:36 pm...

Luna-25 enters lunar orbit
Posted: Sat, Aug 19 11:46 AM ET (1546 GMT)
Russia said its Luna-25 lander has entered orbit around the moon. The spacecraft, launched last week, performed a maneuver Wednesday to go into lunar...

Intuitive Machines sets November date for launch of first lunar lander
Posted: Sat, Aug 19 11:45 AM ET (1545 GMT)
Intuitive Machines has set a mid-November launch date for its first lunar lander mission. The company said in an earnings announcement Monday that its...



news in brief
Rocket Lab wins contract for rocket cargo mission
Posted: Sat, May 10 9:49 AM ET (1349 GMT)

Capella Space to be acquired by quantum computing company
Posted: Sat, May 10 9:45 AM ET (1345 GMT)


news links
Tuesday, May 13
Starlink gets 90-day waiver to operate without local gateway
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) — 5:14 am ET (0914 GMT)
US, Italy Sign Joint Space Security Deal
The Defense Post — 5:12 am ET (0912 GMT)


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