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NASA further delays Ax-4 launch
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)
NASA says it needs more time to study an International Space Station air leak before giving the go-ahead for a private astronaut mission. The...

Indian government selects HAL to commercialize SSLV rocket
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:32 AM ET (1232 GMT)
The Indian government has selected a company to take over production and operations of a small launch vehicle. The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation...

Airbus, Leonardo, Thales to decide in July on space business combination
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
Three European companies who are studying a combination of their space businesses expect to decide in July whether to proceed. At a press conference Tuesday...

Second ispace lunar lander crashes
Posted: Sat, Jun 7 10:55 AM ET (1455 GMT)
A lunar lander by Japanese company ispace likely crashed during its landing attempt Thursday. Resilience was scheduled to land in the Mare Frigoris region of...

Trump-Musk feud includes threats to SpaceX programs
Posted: Sat, Jun 7 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
A feud between Elon Musk and President Trump Thursday included threats to cancel SpaceX contracts and decommission spacecraft. A series of heated exchanges between the...

Senate seeks to add $10 billion to NASA human spaceflight programs
Posted: Sat, Jun 7 10:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)
The chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee is seeking $10 billion for NASA in a budget reconciliation bill. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released Thursday...

China launches broadband satellites
Posted: Sat, Jun 7 10:43 AM ET (1443 GMT)
China launched the fourth group of satellites for a broadband megaconstellation Thursday. A Long March 6A rocket lifted off at 4:45 pm EDT (2045...

Isaacman links withdrawn NASA nomination to Trump-Musk fallout
Posted: Sat, Jun 7 10:42 AM ET (1442 GMT)
Jared Isaacman says he thinks his nomination to be NASA administrator was pulled because of people in the Trump administration with "axes to grind" about...

FAA gives final approval for next Starship flight
Posted: Sat, May 24 7:42 AM ET (1142 GMT)
The FAA has given final approval for the next launch of SpaceX's Starship. The agency said Thursday that it completed a "comprehensive safety review"...

Chinese astronauts perform spacewalk
Posted: Sat, May 24 7:38 AM ET (1138 GMT)
Two Chinese astronauts performed a spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station Thursday. Astronauts Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui spent about eight hours outside the station,...



news in brief
MDA Space to buy Blue Canyon Technologies
Posted: Sat, Jun 20 10:18 AM ET (1418 GMT)

Private equity firm buys Exolaunch
Posted: Sat, Jun 20 10:16 AM ET (1416 GMT)

NASA selects space science mission
Posted: Sat, Jun 20 10:14 AM ET (1414 GMT)

news links
Monday, June 22
SpaceX Shares Poised to Fall Again as US Market Reopens
Bloomberg News — 6:26 am ET (1026 GMT)


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