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Iran launches satellite
Posted: Sat, Jan 27 9:55 AM ET (1455 GMT)
Iran launched a satellite Jan. 20 in a demonstration of its missile technologies. A Qaem 100 rocket lifted off around 1:30 am EST (0630...

SLIM lands on Moon but loses power
Posted: Sat, Jan 27 9:53 AM ET (1453 GMT)
A Japanese spacecraft landed on the moon Jan. 19 but lost power hours later. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) lander touched down at...

SpaceX launches third Axiom Space mission to ISS
Posted: Sat, Jan 20 11:29 AM ET (1629 GMT)
Axiom Space's third private astronaut mission is on its way to the International Space Station after a launch Thursday. A Falcon 9 lifted off...

Peregrine lunar lander reenters
Posted: Sat, Jan 20 11:27 AM ET (1627 GMT)
Astrobotic said its Peregrine lunar lander safety reentered Thursday. The company announced it lost telemetry with the spacecraft at 3:50 p.m. Eastern, about...

China launches cargo spacecraft to Tiangong space station
Posted: Sat, Jan 20 11:25 AM ET (1625 GMT)
China launched a cargo spacecraft to its Tiangong space station Wednesday. A Long March 7 spacecraft lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center at...

SDA awards $2.5 billion in contracts for missile-warning satellites
Posted: Sat, Jan 20 11:24 AM ET (1624 GMT)
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded $2.5 billion in contracts to three companies for missile-tracking satellites. SDA announced Tuesday it selected L3Harris,...

Space conducts two Starlink launches
Posted: Sat, Jan 20 11:22 AM ET (1622 GMT)
SpaceX performed a pair of Falcon 9 Starlink launches on Sunday. One Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 3:...

ULA launches first Vulcan Centaur
Posted: Sun, Jan 14 10:50 AM ET (1550 GMT)
United Launch Alliance successfully launched its first Vulcan Centaur rocket early Monday. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 2:18 a.m. Eastern...

UAE to provide airlock module for lunar Gateway
Posted: Sun, Jan 14 10:43 AM ET (1543 GMT)
The United Arab Emirates will provide an airlock module for the lunar Gateway. NASA and the UAE's Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre announced Sunday...

NASA adds funding to commercial space station awards
Posted: Sun, Jan 14 10:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)
NASA has added funding and milestones to agreements with two commercial space station developers. NASA said Friday it added a combined $99.5 million to...



news in brief

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


news links
Wednesday, May 21
South Africa to Offer Musk Starlink Deal Before Trump Meet
Bloomberg News — 7:13 am ET (1113 GMT)
Is SA government about to green-light Starlink? Elon Musk responds
The South African — 7:10 am ET (1110 GMT)
Starlink isn’t magic — and it’s not for everyone
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) — 7:09 am ET (1109 GMT)
Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Antimissile Project Has a New Leader
Wall Street Journal — 7:07 am ET (1107 GMT)


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