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Rocket Lab launches Synspective satellite
Posted: Sat, May 23 8:16 AM ET (1216 GMT)
Rocket Lab also launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite on Friday. An Electron lifted off from the company's New Zealand launch site at 5:...

Isaacman predicts Chinese circumlunar mission in 2027
Posted: Sat, May 23 8:14 AM ET (1214 GMT)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says he expects China to send astronauts around the moon next year. In a speech at the ASCEND conference Tuesday, Isaacman...

Pentagon study recommends new launch site
Posted: Sat, May 23 8:11 AM ET (1211 GMT)
A new Pentagon study recommends development of a launch site for heavy-lift vehicles in addition to the Cape and Vandenberg. Air Force Secretary Troy...

Pentagon dismisses $1.2 trillion cost estimate for Golden Dome
Posted: Sat, May 16 9:36 AM ET (1336 GMT)
The general leading development of Golden Dome said a recent $1.2 trillion cost estimate for the system is inaccurate. Speaking at a conference Thursday,...

Cowboy Space proposes 20,000 satellite orbital data center constellation
Posted: Sat, May 16 9:33 AM ET (1333 GMT)
Cowboy Space has filed plans with the FCC to deploy 20,000 orbital data center satellites. The company, previously known as Aetherflux, filed an application...

Kinetica-1 launches five satellites
Posted: Sat, May 16 9:30 AM ET (1330 GMT)
A Chinese commercial rocket launched five satellites Friday. The Lijian-1, or Kinetica-1, rocket lifted off from Jiuquan, China, at 12:33 am EDT (...

House appropriators keep overall NASA funding flat
Posted: Sat, May 16 9:28 AM ET (1328 GMT)
House appropriators advanced a spending bill Wednesday that keeps overall NASA funding flat for fiscal year 2027. The committee approved the commerce, justice and science...

Zhuque-2 returns to flight
Posted: Sat, May 16 9:26 AM ET (1326 GMT)
China's Zhuque-2 rocket returned to flight Wednesday night. The Zhuque-2E methane-liquid oxygen rocket, built by Landspace, lifted off at 11:00...

Rocket Lab signs largest launch contract in its history
Posted: Sun, May 10 7:49 AM ET (1149 GMT)
Rocket Lab announced Thursday the largest launch contract in its history. The company signed a contract with a confidential customer for five Neutron and three...

HawkEye 360 goes public
Posted: Sun, May 10 7:45 AM ET (1145 GMT)
HawkEye 360 soared in its first day of trading as a public company Thursday. The company sold shares at $26 and saw their price rise...



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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