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Rocket Lab wins contract for rocket cargo mission
Posted: Sat, May 10 9:49 AM ET (1349 GMT)
Rocket Lab won a Neutron launch contract for an Air Force "rocket cargo" program. The cargo test, slated for launch no earlier than 2026, would...

Capella Space to be acquired by quantum computing company
Posted: Sat, May 10 9:45 AM ET (1345 GMT)
Capella Space, a company that operates synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites, is being acquired by a quantum computing company. IonQ announced Wednesday it is buying...

Retired Air Force officer nominated to be NASA deputy administrator
Posted: Sat, May 10 9:44 AM ET (1344 GMT)
The White House has nominated Matthew Anderson, a former Air Force officer, to be NASA's deputy administrator. Anderson served 24 years in the Air...

Space Force seeks additional funding
Posted: Sat, May 10 9:42 AM ET (1342 GMT)
The commanding general of the Space Force told House appropriators that his service needs more funding as its activities grow. At a hearing Tuesday, Gen....

FAA gives environmental approval for increased Starship launch rate
Posted: Sat, May 10 9:40 AM ET (1340 GMT)
The FAA has given environmental approval for a five-fold increase in Starship's launch rate in Texas. The FAA released Tuesday the final environmental...

NASA astronauts perform ISS spacewalk
Posted: Sun, May 4 10:25 AM ET (1425 GMT)
Two NASA astronauts successfully completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Thursday. Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers wrapped up the spacewalk, lasting five hours...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, May 4 10:24 AM ET (1424 GMT)
SpaceX launched more Starlink satellites Thursday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 9:51 pm EDT (0151 GMT Friday), placing...

Senate committee advances Isaacman nomination to lead NASA
Posted: Sun, May 4 10:23 AM ET (1423 GMT)
Jared Isaacman is a step closer to becoming NASA's next administrator after a committee vote Wednesday. The Senate Commerce Committee voted 19-9 to...

True Anomaly raises $260 million
Posted: Sun, May 4 10:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
True Anomaly, a defense-focused aerospace startup developing spacecraft and software for U.S. national security missions, has raised $260 million. The company announced the...

Alpha launch of Lockheed Martin satellite fails
Posted: Sun, May 4 10:18 AM ET (1418 GMT)
An Alpha rocket by Firefly Aerospace malfunctioned on a launch Tuesday morning, preventing its Lockheed Martin payload from reaching orbit. The Alpha lifted off from...



news in brief
Second ispace lunar lander crashes
Posted: Sat, Jun 7 10:55 AM ET (1455 GMT)

Trump-Musk feud includes threats to SpaceX programs
Posted: Sat, Jun 7 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)


news links
Tuesday, June 10
China builds giant radio telescope in Xinjiang
Xinhua — 5:49 am ET (0949 GMT)
Is China’s BeiDou a weapon of war?
Space News — 5:42 am ET (0942 GMT)


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