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China launches classified GEO satellite
Posted: Sun, Apr 13 12:00 PM ET (1600 GMT)
China launched the third in a series of classified experimental GEO satellites Thursday. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 12:47 pm EDT (...

Isaacman pushes for simultaneous Moon and Mars programs
Posted: Sun, Apr 13 11:55 AM ET (1555 GMT)
NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman told senators he believed NASA should pursue human Moon and Mars program simultaneously. At his confirmation hearing Wednesday, he told...

SpaceX gets most of first year of NSSL launch contracts
Posted: Sun, Apr 13 11:49 AM ET (1549 GMT)
SpaceX won most of the first year of launches assigned under the new National Security Space Launch (NSSL) contract. SpaceX received seven of the nine...

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...



news in brief
NASA astronauts perform ISS spacewalk
Posted: Sun, May 4 10:25 AM ET (1425 GMT)

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, May 4 10:24 AM ET (1424 GMT)

Senate committee advances Isaacman nomination to lead NASA
Posted: Sun, May 4 10:23 AM ET (1423 GMT)

news links
Monday, May 5
Eutelsat Appoints Jean-François Fallacher as New CEO
Wall Street Journal — 6:25 am ET (1025 GMT)
CT PR pro: Blue Origin’s space stunt fell flat
Hartford (CT) Business Journal — 6:23 am ET (1023 GMT)
Elon Musk Wins Vote To Make SpaceX Site Into Its Own City
Vanity Fair — 6:20 am ET (1020 GMT)


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