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Falcon 9 launches NASA space science missions
Posted: Sun, Mar 16 3:15 PM ET (1915 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched two NASA science missions Tuesday night. The rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 11:10 pm...

China launches megaconstellation satellites
Posted: Sun, Mar 16 3:13 PM ET (1913 GMT)
China launched a set of megaconstellation satellites Tuesday. A Long March 8 rocket lifted off at 12:38 pm EDT (1638 GMT) frmom the Hainan...

Rocket Lab maintains 2025 target for first Neutron launch
Posted: Sat, Mar 1 11:32 AM ET (1632 GMT)
Rocket Lab says it is still on track for a first launch of its Neutron rocket this year after a report claimed the program was...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Sat, Mar 1 11:23 AM ET (1623 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft launched Thursday to the International Space Station. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 4:24...

Falcon 9 launches IM-2 lunar lander
Posted: Sat, Mar 1 11:20 AM ET (1620 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched a commercial lunar lander and three rideshare payloads Wednesday evening. The rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 7:...

China launches commercial remote sensing satellites
Posted: Sat, Mar 1 11:18 AM ET (1618 GMT)
China launched a pair of commercial high-resolution imaging satellites early Thursday. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 2:08 a.m. Eastern...

Virgin Galactic to start assembling first Delta-class suborbital spaceplane
Posted: Sat, Mar 1 11:17 AM ET (1617 GMT)
Virgin Galactic plans to start assembly of the first of a new line of suborbital spaceplanes next month. The company said on an earnings call...

Musk calls for early end to ISS
Posted: Sat, Feb 22 11:22 AM ET (1622 GMT)
Elon Musk said Thursday that the International Space Station should be deorbited years earlier than current plans. Musk, in posts on social media, said that...

Airbus takes more losses on its space business
Posted: Sat, Feb 22 11:19 AM ET (1619 GMT)
Airbus took another 300 million euros ($314 million) in charges on its space business as it continues discussions about joining forces with other European space...

SDA revokes Terran Orbital satellite contract
Posted: Sat, Feb 22 11:16 AM ET (1616 GMT)
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has revoked a contract for 10 satellites it awarded to Terran Orbital after a lawsuit by Viasat. The SDA said...



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, July 4
The Inevitable Militarization Of Space?
Eurasia Review — 9:40 am ET (1340 GMT)


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