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Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan
Posted: Sat, Apr 13 11:37 AM ET (1537 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft successfully landed early April 6, returning three people from the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft landed in Kazakhstan at...

Varda raises $90 million for space manufacturing
Posted: Sat, Apr 13 11:34 AM ET (1534 GMT)
Space manufacturing startup Varda Space Industries has raised $90 million. The company announced its Series B round Friday led by venture firm Caffeinated Capital with...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida
Posted: Sat, Apr 6 10:39 AM ET (1439 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites early Friday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 5:12 am EDT (0912 GMT) and...

NASA selects three companies for Artemis lunar rover development
Posted: Sat, Apr 6 10:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
NASA has selected three companies to work on lunar rover designs that could be used on future Artemis missions. NASA announced Wednesday that it selected...

China launches reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 6 10:31 AM ET (1431 GMT)
China launched a military reconnaissance satellite Tuesday. A Long March 2D rocket lifted off at 6:56 pm EDT (2256 GMT) from the Xichang Satellite...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Apr 6 10:30 AM ET (1430 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites Monday evening. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 10:30 pm...

Canadian government increases investment in Telesat's Lightspeed
Posted: Sat, Apr 6 10:24 AM ET (1424 GMT)
The Canadian government is boosting its investment in Telesat's Lightspeed constellation. Telesat said Monday it received a letter from the Canadian government last week...

Russia launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 6 10:23 AM ET (1423 GMT)
Russia launched a remote sensing satellite March 31. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 5:37 am EDT (0937...

SpaceX launches Eutelsat communications satellite, Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Apr 6 10:22 AM ET (1422 GMT)
SpaceX launched a Eutelsat communications satellite on the seventh anniversary of its first reused rocket launch. A Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space...

Final Delta 4 Heavy launch delayed
Posted: Sun, Mar 31 9:10 AM ET (1310 GMT)
The final farewell of the Delta 4 Heavy will be delayed. United Launch Alliance scrubbed the launch of the rocket Thursday afternoon, initially halting the...



news in brief
Senate seeks to fast-track Isaacman confirmation
Posted: Sat, Dec 6 9:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Dec 6 9:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)


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