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NASA to launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in September
Posted: Sat, Apr 25 10:54 AM ET (1454 GMT)
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is ready to launch ahead of schedule. NASA announced Tuesday it is planning an early September launch of...

Pentagon cancels troubled OCX program
Posted: Sat, Apr 25 10:51 AM ET (1451 GMT)
The Pentagon has officially ended a program to develop a next-generation GPS ground system after extensive overruns. The Defense Department said Monday it has...

New Glenn fails to place AST SpaceMobile payload in orbit on third launch
Posted: Sat, Apr 25 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
A New Glenn launch on Sunday placed an AST SpaceMobile payload into the wrong orbit. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 7:...

Artemis 2 splashes down
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)
NASA's Artemis 2 mission successfully concluded with a splashdown of the Orion spacecraft in the Pacific Ocean Friday. The Orion spacecraft Integrity splashed down...

Space Force picks 14 companies for GEO surveillance program
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)
The Space Force selected 14 companies Wednesday to participate in a $1.8 billion program to monitor activities in geosynchronous orbit. The program known as...

Report warns of growing counterspace concerns
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)
A new report says space security is shifting from a niche arms-control concern to a central policy issue as reliance on satellites deepens and...

Minotaur 4 launches military satellites
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:31 AM ET (1431 GMT)
A Minotaur 4 launched a mission for the Defense Department's Space Test Program Tuesday. The rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in...

Starfish Space raises more than $100 million
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:30 AM ET (1430 GMT)
Starfish Space has raised more than $100 million to scale up production of satellite servicing vehicles. The company announced a Series B round Tuesday led...

White House again proposes steep NASA budget cuts
Posted: Sat, Apr 4 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
For the second year in a row, the White House has proposed a steep cut in NASA's budget that would disproportionately affect science and...

Artemis 2 heads for the moon
Posted: Sat, Apr 4 11:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)
Artemis 2 is headed for the moon after a maneuver Thursday evening. The Orion spacecraft fired its main engine for nearly six minutes starting at...



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
Saturday, June 20
MDA Space buying U.S. company Blue Canyon Technologies
Canadian Press — 6:56 am ET (1056 GMT)


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