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China launches mapping satellite
Posted: Sun, Nov 5 11:36 AM ET (1636 GMT)
China launched a mapping satellite Tuesday. A Long March 6 lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 6:50 pm EDT (2250 GMT)...

Northrop Grumman wins SDA satellite contract
Posted: Sat, Nov 4 10:43 AM ET (1443 GMT)
Northrop Grumman has won a $732 million contract for 38 Space Development Agency (SDA) satellites. The contract, announced Monday, will be for part of SDA'...

Shenzhou-16 spacecraft returns Chinese astronauts from station
Posted: Sat, Nov 4 10:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
A Chinese spacecraft returned three astronauts to Earth Monday evening after more than five months in space. The Shenzhou-16 spacecraft landed at a designated...

Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites from Florida
Posted: Sat, Nov 4 10:39 AM ET (1439 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites Monday night after a one-day delay. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station...

Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg
Posted: Sat, Nov 4 10:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched a set of Starlink satellites Sunday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 5:00...

Intuitive Machines delays lunar lander launch to January
Posted: Sat, Nov 4 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)
Intuitive Machines has delayed its first lunar lander mission to January. The company announced Oct. 27 that its IM-1 mission, which was scheduled to...

China launches Shenzhou-17 mission to Tiangong station
Posted: Sat, Oct 28 11:57 AM ET (1557 GMT)
A new crew has arrived at China's Tiangong space station after a launch Thursday. A Long March 2F rocket lifted off at 11:14...

US and Australia sign launch agreement
Posted: Sat, Oct 28 11:53 AM ET (1553 GMT)
The United States and Australia have signed an agreement that paves the way for U.S. vehicles to launch from Australian spaceports. The two governments...

Rocket Lab to resume Electron launches before end of year
Posted: Sat, Oct 28 11:51 AM ET (1551 GMT)
Rocket Lab said Wednesday it expects to resume Electron launches before the end of the year after a September failure. The company announced it received...

Cosmonauts perform ISS spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Oct 28 11:50 AM ET (1550 GMT)
Russian cosmonauts encountered leaking coolant during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Wednesday. Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub inspected a radiator on the exterior...



news in brief
Starship explodes during preparations for static-fire test
Posted: Sun, Jun 22 6:52 AM ET (1052 GMT)

French government leads investment in Eutelsat
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)

NASA further delays Ax-4 launch
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)

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