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Pegasus launches Swift reboost mission
Posted: Sat, Jul 4 8:14 PM ET (0014 GMT)
A Pegasus XL rocket launched a spacecraft Friday to try to raise the orbit of a NASA astrophysics spacecraft. The Pegasus launched from its L-...

NASA IG cites overconfidence and unrealistic schedules for Starliner woes
Posted: Sat, Jul 4 8:11 PM ET (0011 GMT)
Overconfidence and unrealistic schedules played major factors in the ongoing problems with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle. A report released this week...

Atlas 5 launches Amazon Leo satellites
Posted: Sat, Jul 4 8:09 PM ET (0009 GMT)
An Atlas 5 lifted off Thursday on the last mission for that rocket carrying a satelite payload. An Atlas 5 551 lifted off from Cape...

NASA awards four more lunar lander missions
Posted: Sat, Jul 4 8:06 PM ET (0006 GMT)
NASA awarded four more lunar lander missions Tuesday as the agency considers sending a Mars rover prototype to the moon. NASA announced Tuesday it will...

Blue Origin outlines plans for returning New Glenn to flight
Posted: Sat, Jul 4 8:04 PM ET (0004 GMT)
Blue Origin outlined its new approach to New Glenn launch pad operations as it works to return to flight by the end of the year....

NASA selects Rocket Lab to launch two science missions
Posted: Sat, Jun 27 11:16 AM ET (1516 GMT)
NASA selected Rocket Lab to launch a pair of Earth and space science missions. NASA said Thursday it will use Rocket Lab's Electron to...

Report outlines cost growth in canceled NASA exploration programs
Posted: Sat, Jun 27 11:14 AM ET (1514 GMT)
Four projects canceled earlier this year as part of changes to NASA's Artemis architecture had seen their costs more than double. NASA's Office...

Perseverance Mars rover finds more potential biosignatures
Posted: Sat, Jun 27 11:12 AM ET (1512 GMT)
A NASA Mars rover has found more potential evidence of past life on the Red Planet. Scientists said this week that rocks analyzed by the...

Boeing to build two MUOS satellites
Posted: Sat, Jun 27 11:10 AM ET (1510 GMT)
Boeing won a contract worth up to $2 billion to build two next-generation military communications satellites for the U.S. Space Force. The contract...

OHB raising money in stock sale
Posted: Sat, Jun 27 11:07 AM ET (1507 GMT)
OHB is raising about half a billion euros in a stock sale to fund expansion and potential acquisitions. The company announced this week it would...



news in brief
Skyroot Aerospace reaches orbit on first Vikram-1 launch
Posted: Sun, Jul 19 3:38 PM ET (1938 GMT)

SpaceX scrubs Starship launch attempt
Posted: Sun, Jul 19 3:20 PM ET (1920 GMT)

Swissto12 raises $70 million
Posted: Sun, Jul 19 3:13 PM ET (1913 GMT)

news links
Monday, July 20
Attacking Starlink
National Review — 4:12 am ET (0812 GMT)
SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket out of Vandenberg Space Force Base
KSBY-TV San Luis Obispo, CA — 4:08 am ET (0808 GMT)


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