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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg
Posted: Sun, Dec 10 11:47 AM ET (1647 GMT)
For the second night in a row, SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites early Friday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force...

Rocket Lab wins contract to launch South Korean satellite
Posted: Sun, Dec 10 11:44 AM ET (1644 GMT)
Rocket Lab announced a contract Thursday to launch a South Korean satellite. The company said it won a contract to launch the NeonSat-1 Earth...

Stock tender offer would value SpaceX at $175 billion
Posted: Sun, Dec 10 11:43 AM ET (1643 GMT)
A new SpaceX tender offer for its stock would value the company at $175 billion or more. The offer would be an increase over the $...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida
Posted: Sun, Dec 10 11:36 AM ET (1636 GMT)
SpaceX launched more Starlink satellites overnight. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 12:07 am EST (0507 GMT) Thursday and placed 23...

China launches satellite from sea-based platform
Posted: Sun, Dec 10 11:35 AM ET (1635 GMT)
China launched a new internet technology experiment satellite from a sea platform Tuesday. The Jielong-3 (Smart Dragon-3) solid rocket lifted off from a...

Russia launches Progress cargo spacecraft to ISS
Posted: Sat, Dec 2 9:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after a launch Friday morning. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off...

ESA sets mid-2024 date for first Ariane 6 launch
Posted: Sat, Dec 2 9:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)
ESA has set a mid-2024 date for the first Ariane 6 launch. At a briefing early Thursday, ESA announced that the inaugural Ariane 6...

NASA delays launch of Dragonfly mission to Titan
Posted: Sat, Dec 2 9:43 AM ET (1443 GMT)
A NASA mission to Saturn's moon Titan has been delayed. NASA announced Tuesday that it postponed a confirmation review of the Dragonfly mission earlier...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Dec 2 9:41 AM ET (1441 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites late Monday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 11:20 pm EDT (0420 GMT Tuesday)...

Two Canadian astronauts receive mission assignments
Posted: Sat, Dec 2 9:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
Two Canadian astronauts have received new mission assignments. At an event Nov. 20, the Canadian Space Agency said that Joshua Kutryk will go to the...



news in brief

Rocket Lab wins contract for NASA smallsat mission
Posted: Sun, May 18 9:18 AM ET (1318 GMT)


news links
Thursday, May 22
South Africa needs Starlink
MyBroadband — 6:46 am ET (1046 GMT)
Elon Musk’s Starlink internet speed drops fastest in Kenya
Business Daily Africa — 6:46 am ET (1046 GMT)
New frontiers of Southeast Asian space diplomacy
Australian Strategic Policy Institute — 6:43 am ET (1043 GMT)
Space Force losing 14% of its civilian workers
Defense One — 6:43 am ET (1043 GMT)


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