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AST SpaceMobile raises $400 million
Posted: Sat, Jan 25 10:18 AM ET (1518 GMT)
AST SpaceMobile raised an additional $400 million to fund development of its direct-to-device constellation. The company raised the money through a convertible debt...

China launches classified satellite
Posted: Sat, Jan 25 10:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
China launched a classified geostationary satelite Thursday. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 10:32 am EST (1532 GMT) from the Xichang Satellite...

China launches megaconstellation satellites
Posted: Sat, Jan 25 10:14 AM ET (1514 GMT)
China launched another batch of megaconstellation satellites Thursday. A Long March 6A lifted off sat 12:11 am EST (0511 GMT) from the Taiyuan Satellite...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Jan 25 10:13 AM ET (1513 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites Tuesday morning. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 10:45 am EST (1545 GMT) from Vandenberg Space Force...

Trump picks KSC director to be acting NASA administrator
Posted: Sat, Jan 25 10:11 AM ET (1511 GMT)
The second Trump administration started Monday with calls to send humans to Mars but confusion about who was running NASA. In his inaugural address, President...

Starship upper stage lost on seventh test flight
Posted: Sun, Jan 19 10:28 AM ET (1528 GMT)
A SpaceX Starship vehicle broke apart on its latest test flight Thursday, dealing a setback to the company. The Starship/Super Heavy vehicle lifted off...

Pentagon places head of Space Development Agency on leave for investigation
Posted: Sun, Jan 19 10:25 AM ET (1525 GMT)
The head of the Space Force's Space Development Agency (SDA) has been placed on administrative leave. The Department of the Air Force has removed...

New Glenn reaches orbit on first launch
Posted: Sun, Jan 19 10:20 AM ET (1520 GMT)
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket reached orbit on its inaugural launch early Thursday, but the booster didn't stick the landing. The rocket lifted...

Stoke Space raises $260 million
Posted: Sun, Jan 19 10:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
Stoke Space has raised $260 million to continue development of its own reusable launch vehicle. The company announced the Series C round Wednesday involving a...

ISRO satellites dock in orbit
Posted: Sun, Jan 19 10:13 AM ET (1513 GMT)
Two Indian satellites docked in orbit overnight. The twin satellites of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission docked late Wednesday night, the Indian space agency...



news in brief
Starship explodes during preparations for static-fire test
Posted: Sun, Jun 22 6:52 AM ET (1052 GMT)

French government leads investment in Eutelsat
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)

NASA further delays Ax-4 launch
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)

news links
Friday, June 27
Starlink satellite antennae plan divides Swiss village
Swissinfo — 7:12 am ET (1112 GMT)
Musk Calls Lebanese President as Starlink Seeks License
Asharq Al-Awsat — 7:10 am ET (1110 GMT)


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