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Shenzhou-20 launches to Tiangong space station
Posted: Sun, Apr 27 10:25 AM ET (1425 GMT)
Three Chinese astronauts arrived at the Tiangong space station Thursday. The Shenzhou-20 spacecraft docked with Tiangong at around 11:49 am EDT (1549 GMT),...

Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Apr 27 10:20 AM ET (1420 GMT)
SpaceX launched more Starlink satellites Thursday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 9:52 pm EDT (0152 GMT Friday) from Cape Canaveral, placing 28...

Northwood Space raises $30 million
Posted: Sun, Apr 27 10:16 AM ET (1416 GMT)
Northwood Space has raised $30 million to develop a network of ground stations with phased-array antennas. Alpine Space Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz led the...

SpaceX launches rideshare mission
Posted: Sun, Apr 27 10:13 AM ET (1413 GMT)
SpaceX launched a rideshare mission Monday night with very few rideshare payloads on board. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:48 pm EDT (0048...

Dragon cargo mission launched to ISS
Posted: Sun, Apr 27 10:11 AM ET (1411 GMT)
A Dragon cargo spacecraft, with more crew supplies and fewer science payloads than usual, launched to the International Space Station Monday. A Falcon 9 lifted...

Space Force releases new warfighting doctrine
Posted: Sun, Apr 20 10:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
The U.S. Space Force has released a new document on its plans to both defend American satellites and target enemy space systems. The document,...

Minotaur 4 launches from Vandenberg
Posted: Sun, Apr 20 10:20 AM ET (1420 GMT)
For the first time in more than a decade, a Minotaur 4 rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday. The solid-fuel rocket...

Rocket Factory Augusburg replaces CEO
Posted: Sun, Apr 20 10:17 AM ET (1417 GMT)
German launch vehicle startup Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has replaced its CEO. The company said last week that Stefan Tweraser, who had been CEO since...

Tournear returns to SDA
Posted: Sun, Apr 20 10:13 AM ET (1413 GMT)
Derek Tournear will return to lead the Space Force's Space Development Agency after a three-month administrative leave. The Department of the Air Force...

White House proposes steep cuts in NASA science
Posted: Sun, Apr 20 10:11 AM ET (1411 GMT)
A draft of the White House's proposed budget for NASA would slash its science budget nearly in half. The "passback" budget for fiscal year...



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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