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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Thu, Dec 21 2:07 PM ET (1907 GMT)
SpaceX ended an 11-day launch hiatus Monday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 11:01 pm EST (0401 GMT Tuesday)...

Hyperbola-1 launches smallsat
Posted: Thu, Dec 21 2:05 PM ET (1905 GMT)
A Chinese commercial small launch vehicle launched Sunday. The SQX-1, or Hyperbola-1, rocket from i-Space launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center...

Soyuz-2 launches weather satellite
Posted: Thu, Dec 21 2:03 PM ET (1903 GMT)
Russia launched a weather satellite Saturday. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 4:18 am EST (0918 GMT) and placed...

China launches large optical satellite to GEO
Posted: Thu, Dec 21 2:01 PM ET (1901 GMT)
China launched a large optical satellite to geostationary orbit Friday. A Long March 5 rocket lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center at 8:...

Electron returns to flight with Japanese satellite launch
Posted: Sun, Dec 17 10:11 AM ET (1511 GMT)
Rocket Lab's Electron returned to flight Thursday night after a launch failure nearly three months ago. The Electron lifted off at 11:05 pm...

China launches spaceplane
Posted: Sun, Dec 17 10:06 AM ET (1506 GMT)
China launched a secretive spaceplane Thursday. A Long March 2F rocket lifted off at about 10:00 am EST (1500 GMT from the Jiuquan Satellite...

Final Vega launch delays to replace missing fuel tanks
Posted: Sun, Dec 17 10:03 AM ET (1503 GMT)
The final launch of the original version of the Vega rocket will be delayed to replace missing upper-stage tanks. ESA officials said Thursday that...

FCC revokes SpaceX Starlink subsidies
Posted: Sat, Dec 16 11:05 AM ET (1605 GMT)
The FCC upheld a decision to revoke nearly $900 million in rural broadband subsidies from SpaceX. The company was in line for $886 million over...

True Anomaly raises $100 million
Posted: Sat, Dec 16 10:59 AM ET (1559 GMT)
True Anomaly has raised $100 million to continue work on space security technologies. The Denver-based startup announced the Series B round Tuesday, led by...

First Vulcan launch slips to January
Posted: Sat, Dec 16 10:57 AM ET (1557 GMT)
The first launch of ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket is likely to slip to January. ULA CEO Tory Bruno said Sunday that the company was...



news in brief
Artemis 2 splashes down
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)

Space Force picks 14 companies for GEO surveillance program
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)

Report warns of growing counterspace concerns
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)

news links
Sunday, April 19
310th Space Wing honors key members of its history ahead of inactivation
Colorado Springs Gazette — 11:00 am ET (1500 GMT)
Future military satellite will need operational surprise
Colorado Springs Gazette — 10:58 am ET (1458 GMT)
Blue Origin Launches New Glenn, Suffers Issue Deploying Craft
Bloomberg News — 10:54 am ET (1454 GMT)


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