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Soyuz launches Progress cargo spacecraft
Posted: Mon, Jun 3 11:48 AM ET (1548 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft launched to the International Space Station early Thursday. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 5:...

Verizon to invest $100 million in AST SpaceMobile
Posted: Sun, Jun 2 10:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
Verizon will invest $100 million into AST SpaceMobile to support its direct-to-smartphone services. The $100 million commitment comprises $65 million in commercial prepayments...

Falcon 9 launches ESA's EarthCARE
Posted: Sun, Jun 2 10:18 AM ET (1418 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched an Earth science satellite for Europe and Japan Tuesday. The rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Jun 2 10:15 AM ET (1415 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites Tuesday after a one-day delay. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 10:24...

China launches satellites from ship
Posted: Sun, Jun 2 10:14 AM ET (1414 GMT)
A Chinese commercial rocket launched from a ship early Wednesday. The Ceres-1 rocket lifted off from a ship off the coast of Shedong province...

North Korean launch fails
Posted: Sun, Jun 2 10:12 AM ET (1412 GMT)
A North Korean rocket carrying a reconnaissance satellite exploded after launch Monday. The rocket lifted off at about 9:44 am EDT (1344 GMT) from...

Rocket Lab launches first NASA PREFIRE cubesat
Posted: Mon, May 27 10:05 AM ET (1405 GMT)
A Rocket Lab Electron successfully launched the first of two NASA Earth science cubesats Saturday. The Electron lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in New...

NASA and Boeing set June 1 launch date for Starliner
Posted: Mon, May 27 9:21 AM ET (1321 GMT)
NASA and Boeing are targeting a June 1 launch of the first crewed CST-100 Starliner spacecraft after resolving a helium leak in the spacecraft....

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, May 26 11:33 AM ET (1533 GMT)
SpaceX launched more Starlink satellites on two missions 24 hours apart. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at...

New European astronauts picked for ISS missions
Posted: Sun, May 26 11:26 AM ET (1526 GMT)
Two of ESA's newest astronauts now have flight assignments. ESA announced Wednesday that Sophie Adenot and Raphaël Liégeois will fly on separate...



news in brief
NASA targets April 1 for Artemis 2 launch
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 8:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)

China resumes launches after one-month pause
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 8:28 AM ET (1228 GMT)

Alpha returns to flight
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 8:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)

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