New crew launched to ISS Posted: Sun, Mar 25 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT) Two NASA astronauts and one Roscosmos cosmonaut are on the International Space Station after a launch Wednesday. A Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur... Japanese government establishes fund for space startups Posted: Sun, Mar 25 10:42 AM ET (1442 GMT) The Japanese government will establish a fund of nearly $1 billion to support space startups. The fund, supported by the government and other organizations, would... China launches reconnaissance satellite Posted: Sun, Mar 25 10:39 AM ET (1439 GMT) China launched an Earth-imaging satellite March 17. A Long March 2D lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 3:10 am EDT (... ULA and SpaceX split Air Force launch awards Posted: Sun, Mar 18 12:07 PM ET (1607 GMT) The US Air Force split a set of new launch contracts between SpaceX and United Launch Alliance. The Air Force announced Wednesday it was awarding... DigitalGlobe selects SpaceX to launch Legion satellite constellation Posted: Sun, Mar 18 12:03 PM ET (1603 GMT) DigitalGlobe has selected SpaceX to launch the first phase of its Legion satellite imaging constellation. DigitalGlobe announced Wednesday that the initial block of the multi-... British commercial space bill becomes law Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:50 AM ET (1550 GMT) A British commercial space bill has become law. The Space Industry Bill received Royal Assent Thursday after winning passage in Parliament. The bill creates a... Spaceflight raises $150 million for BlackSky constellation Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:47 AM ET (1547 GMT) Spaceflight Industries announced Tuesday it has raised $150 million to fund development of its BlackSky constellation. Spaceflight said that Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio would... President Trump backs concept of "Space Force" Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:22 AM ET (1522 GMT) President Trump appeared to support the formation of a "space force" in a speech Tuesday, a concept his administration has previously opposed. Speaking at a... Stephen Hawking passes away Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:21 AM ET (1521 GMT) Stephen Hawking, the famous physicist who explained black holes and later became a space exploration advocate, has died. Hawking passed away early Wednesday at his... NASA acting administrator to retire Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:20 AM ET (1520 GMT) Robert Lightfoot, NASA's acting administrator for more than a year, will retire at the end of April. Lightfoot announced his retirement plans Monday, saying... |
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