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Blue Origin test-fires New Glenn upper stage
Posted: Sat, Sep 28 6:56 AM ET (1056 GMT)
Blue Origin test-fired the upper stage of its first New Glenn rocket this week. The 15-second firing of the stage's two BE-...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg
Posted: Sat, Sep 28 6:51 AM ET (1051 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites Wednesday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 12:01 am EDT (...

Chinese rocket launches five satellites
Posted: Sat, Sep 28 6:49 AM ET (1049 GMT)
A Chinese commercial rocket launched five satellites Tuesday. The Lijian-1, or Kinetica-1, solid-fuel rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center...

NASA selects Firefly Aerospace to launch NOAA weather satellite
Posted: Sat, Sep 28 6:47 AM ET (1047 GMT)
NASA selected Firefly Aerospace to launch a NOAA satellite. NASA announced Monday that it awarded a task order through its Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated...

Starliner makes uncrewed return from ISS
Posted: Sun, Sep 8 10:07 AM ET (1407 GMT)
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner landed in New Mexico early Saturday, concluding its Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission but without a crew on board. The...

NASA confirms plans to cancel OSAM-1
Posted: Sun, Sep 8 10:02 AM ET (1402 GMT)
NASA has confirmed plans to cancel a $2 billion satellite servicing mission. The agency announced Thursday that it will close out the On-orbit Servicing,...

Chinese spaceplane completes third flight
Posted: Sun, Sep 8 10:00 AM ET (1400 GMT)
A Chinese robotic spaceplane landed Thursday night after nearly nine months in orbit. The experimental reusable spaceplane likely landed around 9:10 pm EDT (0110...

Falcon 9 launches NRO satellites
Posted: Sun, Sep 8 9:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched the third set of satellites for an NRO constellation Thursday night. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 11:20 pm EDT (...

China launches 10 communication satellites
Posted: Sun, Sep 8 9:56 AM ET (1356 GMT)
A Chinese company launched 10 satellites for its own communications constellation. A Long March 6 lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 2:...

Starliner to return from ISS without astronauts
Posted: Sun, Aug 25 10:20 AM ET (1420 GMT)
NASA announced Saturday that Boeing's CST-100 Starliner will return to Earth without the astronauts who traveled to the station on a test flight...



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
Monday, November 2
Forum: Springs’ space future is bright without Space Command
Colorado Springs Gazette — 5:37 am ET (1037 GMT)
The growing threats that make the Space Force essential
Washington Examiner — 5:33 am ET (1033 GMT)
Southland's global space company won't write down military policy
The Southland App (NZ) — 5:25 am ET (1025 GMT)


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