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Redwire and ispace US to partner on lunar missions
Posted: Sun, Apr 13 11:46 AM ET (1546 GMT)
Redwire is partnering with ispace US on lunar lander missions. The two companies announced a memorandum of understanding Tuesday where Redwire will contribute technologies and...

New Soyuz crew arrives at ISS
Posted: Sun, Apr 13 11:42 AM ET (1542 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft delivered a new crew to the International Space Station early Tuesday. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off at 1:47 am...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Apr 5 1:28 PM ET (1728 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites Thursday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 9:02 pm...

SpinLaunch announces plans for satellite constellation
Posted: Sat, Apr 5 1:25 PM ET (1725 GMT)
Spinlaunch, a company best known for work on an unconventional launch system, is now planning a broadband satellite constellation. The company announced plans Thursday for...

First operational Kuiper satellites scheduled for launch
Posted: Sat, Apr 5 1:21 PM ET (1721 GMT)
The first operational satellites of Amazon's Project Kuiper constellation will launch next week. Amazon and United Launch Alliance announced Wednesday that the first Atlas...

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...



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
Thursday, July 3
SpaceX double launch lights up Florida sky, but most Volusia beachgoers don't notice
Daytona Beach (FL) News-Journal — 2:39 am ET (0639 GMT)


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