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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Aug 17 11:31 AM ET (1531 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites Thursday morning. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 8:29 am EDT (1229 GMT), placing...

White House issues executive order on commercial space regulations
Posted: Sun, Aug 17 11:30 AM ET (1530 GMT)
An executive order released by the White House Wednesday will reshape commercial space regulation. The order makes many changes to launch, spaceport and other regulations...

Firefly Aerospace shares jump in IPO
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 11:12 AM ET (1512 GMT)
Shares in Firefly Aerospace jumped 34% in the company’s debut on the Nasdaq Thursday. Firefly shares closed at $60.34 and traded as high...

ULA now planning nine launches in 2025
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 11:09 AM ET (1509 GMT)
United Launch Alliance is planning nine launches this year. In a call with reporters Thursday, ULA CEO Tory Bruno said the company expected to perform...

Virgin Galactic slightly delays resumption of commercial flights
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 11:05 AM ET (1505 GMT)
Virgin Galactic is pushing back slightly its schedule for commercial suborbital spaceflights using its new Delta-class spaceplane. The company said Wednesday that flights with...

NASA changing plans on commercial space stations
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 11:03 AM ET (1503 GMT)
NASA is changing course on its plans to support development of commercial space stations. In a memo signed by NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy last...

NASA ends Lunar Trailblazer mission after failing to restore contact
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
NASA has formally ended a lunar orbiter smallsat mission more than five months after losing contact with it. NASA said Monday it terminated the Lunar...

Crew-11 launches to ISS
Posted: Sun, Aug 3 12:06 PM ET (1606 GMT)
A Crew Dragon spacecraft delivered a new crew to the International Space Station. A Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 11:...

SES sees shift in revenue from video to government services
Posted: Sun, Aug 3 12:05 PM ET (1605 GMT)
Satellite operator SES is relying more on government business as its media revenue declines. The company reported Thursday 153 million euros ($175 million) in government...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites and classified payloads
Posted: Sun, Aug 3 12:03 PM ET (1603 GMT)
SpaceX launched some Starlink satellites, and possibly classified payloads, from the West Coast Thursday. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 2:35 pm EDT (1835...



news in brief
NASA targets April 1 for Artemis 2 launch
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 8:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)

China resumes launches after one-month pause
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 8:28 AM ET (1228 GMT)

Alpha returns to flight
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 8:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)

news links
Thursday, March 19
Firefly Aerospace Selected for the 2025 Robert J. Collier Trophy
National Aeronautic Association — 5:22 am ET (0922 GMT)
Rocket Lab wins record contract with US Department of War
Radio New Zealand — 5:17 am ET (0917 GMT)


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