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JUICE completes Earth-Moon flyby
Posted: Sat, Aug 24 12:17 PM ET (1617 GMT)
ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission has completed a dual flyby of the Earth and Moon. The spacecraft passed about 750 kilometers above...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Aug 24 12:12 PM ET (1612 GMT)
SpaceX used a Starlink launch to break in a new Falcon 9 booster. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 9:...

RFA ONE first stage destroyed in static-fire test
Posted: Sat, Aug 24 12:08 PM ET (1608 GMT)
The first stage of Rocket Factory Augsburg's first rocket exploded on a test stand Monday, just weeks before its anticipated launch. The Germany company...

SpaceX launches more than 100 smallsats on rideshare mission
Posted: Sat, Aug 24 12:05 PM ET (1605 GMT)
SpaceX launched more than 100 smallsats on its latest rideshare mission Aug. 16. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 2:56 pm EDT (1856 GMT)...

SDA picks Terran Orbital and York Space for communications satellites
Posted: Sat, Aug 24 12:03 PM ET (1603 GMT)
The Space Development Agency (SDA) picked Terran Orbital and York Space Systems to build 20 additional low Earth orbit communications satellites. SDA announced Aug. 16...

Lockheed Martin to acquire Terran Orbital
Posted: Sun, Aug 18 12:06 PM ET (1606 GMT)
Lockheed Martin will acquire small satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital. The companies announced Thursday a deal where Lockheed will pay $0.25 per share and retire...

China launches set of reconnaissance satellites
Posted: Sun, Aug 18 11:59 AM ET (1559 GMT)
China launched a set of reconnaissance satellites early Friday. A Long March 4B rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 3:35...

Indian SSLV launches Earth observation satellite
Posted: Sun, Aug 18 11:56 AM ET (1556 GMT)
India launched an Earth observation satellite on a small launch vehicle late Thursday. The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) launched from the Satish Dhawan Space...

Falcon 9 launched second set of WorldView Legion satellites
Posted: Sun, Aug 18 11:52 AM ET (1552 GMT)
SpaceX launched a second pair of WorldView Legion imaging satellites for Maxar Thursday. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 9:00 am EDT (1300 GMT)...

NASA postpones decision on Starliner return
Posted: Sun, Aug 18 11:50 AM ET (1550 GMT)
NASA has delayed until late August a decision on Starliner's return from the International Space Station. At a briefing Wednesday, agency officials said they...



news in brief
Astronauts install solar panel on ISS spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Oct 31 10:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)

Vulcan to return to flight in mid-November
Posted: Sat, Oct 31 10:43 AM ET (1443 GMT)

New Virgin Galactic spaceplane arrives at Spaceport America
Posted: Sat, Oct 31 10:38 AM ET (1438 GMT)

news links
Thursday, November 5
Finland is building its own space command
Defence24 — 6:32 am ET (1132 GMT)
Voyager hires former Space Force Gen. Saltzman
Colorado Springs Gazette — 6:32 am ET (1132 GMT)
Space Force Chief Eyes Growth in Components to Meet Operational Demand
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 6:31 am ET (1131 GMT)


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