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China launches radar calibration satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 5 1:14 PM ET (1714 GMT)
China launched a radar calibration payload Wednesday night. A Long March 6 lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 10:12 pm EDT (...

MDA Space to acquire SatixFy
Posted: Sat, Apr 5 1:13 PM ET (1713 GMT)
Canadian satellite manufacturer MDA Space announced Tuesday it will buy Israeli satellite chipmaker SatixFy in a $269 million deal. MDA would pay $2.10 per...

Space Force adds Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to NSSL contract
Posted: Sun, Mar 30 9:19 AM ET (1319 GMT)
The Space Force has added Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) contract. The Space Force announced Thursday that it...

Cygnus departs from ISS
Posted: Sun, Mar 30 9:14 AM ET (1314 GMT)
A Cygnus cargo spacecraft departed from the station Friday morning. The station's Canadarm2 robotic arm unberthed the Cygnus and released it at about 6:...

Vulcan Centaur certified for national security launches
Posted: Sun, Mar 30 9:10 AM ET (1310 GMT)
The U.S. Space Force has finally certified ULA's Vulcan Centaur for national security launches. The service's Space Systems Command (SSC) announced Wednesday...

China launches data relay satellite
Posted: Sun, Mar 30 9:07 AM ET (1307 GMT)
China launched a data relay satellite to support its human spaceflight program Wednesday. A Long March 3B lifted off at 11:55 am EDT (1555...

Rocket Lab launches OroraTech satellites
Posted: Sun, Mar 30 9:06 AM ET (1306 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched eight cubesats for German wildfire-tracking company OroraTech. An Electron rocket lifted off at 11:30 am EDT (1530 GMT) Wednesday from...

Falcon 9 sets booster turnaround record with NRO launch
Posted: Sun, Mar 23 9:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)
A Falcon 9 set a booster turnaround record with the launch of an NRO mission. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base...

NASA and Boeing studying options for next Starliner test flight
Posted: Sun, Mar 23 9:57 AM ET (1357 GMT)
NASA says it is working with Boeing on options for another Starliner test flight. At a briefing after the end of the Crew-9 mission...

New survey raises questions about constancy of dark energy
Posted: Sun, Mar 23 9:53 AM ET (1353 GMT)
Data from another survey has raised new questions about dark energy. Results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) gathered over three years of observations...



news in brief
GSLV launches EOS-05 imaging satellite
Posted: Sat, Sep 5 10:05 AM ET (1405 GMT)

Space Force has new commanding general
Posted: Sat, Sep 5 9:57 AM ET (1357 GMT)

HyImpulse raises more than 50 million euros
Posted: Sat, Sep 5 9:51 AM ET (1351 GMT)

news links
Friday, September 18
SPACECOM Boss Wants Better Domain Awareness to Target Threats on Orbit
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 1:32 am ET (0532 GMT)
The Space Security Landscape Is Deteriorating Rapidly
The Diplomat — 1:31 am ET (0531 GMT)


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