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China launches experimental satellite
Posted: Tue, Sep 30 8:46 AM ET (1246 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed what Chinese officials called an experimental satellite into orbit on Sunday. The Long March 2C rocket lifted off from the...

Proton returns to flight with government satellite launch
Posted: Sun, Sep 28 9:43 AM ET (1343 GMT)
A Russian Proton rocket launched Sunday for the first time since a May failure, placing a government communications satellite into orbit. The Proton-M lifted...

Sierra Nevada files protest of CCtCap award
Posted: Sat, Sep 27 10:37 AM ET (1437 GMT)
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), which lost a NASA commercial crew contract earlier this month to two other companies, said Friday it is protesting the contract...

Soyuz ferries new crew to ISS
Posted: Fri, Sep 26 8:58 AM ET (1258 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three new International Space Station crew members launched late Thursday and arrived at the station six hours later despite a problem...

Indian spacecraft enters orbit around Mars
Posted: Wed, Sep 24 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
India's first mission to Mars successfully entered orbit around the Red Planet early Wednesday. The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft performed a 24-minute...

Dragon arrives at ISS
Posted: Wed, Sep 24 8:08 AM ET (1208 GMT)
A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft carrying more than 2,000 kilograms of supplies and equipment berthed with the International Space Station early Tuesday. The Dragon,...

SpaceX breaks ground on Texas spaceport
Posted: Tue, Sep 23 2:13 PM ET (1813 GMT)
SpaceX formally broke ground Monday on its new commercial launch site in Texas, although construction of the facility won't ramp up until next year....

India Mars mission tests engine prior to arrival
Posted: Tue, Sep 23 1:55 PM ET (1755 GMT)
India's first Mars mission successfully tested the engine it will use this week to go into orbit around the Red Planet. The Mars Orbiter...

MAVEN enters Mars orbit
Posted: Mon, Sep 22 9:32 AM ET (1332 GMT)
NASA's MAVEN Mars spacecraft, on a mission to understand what happened to the Martian atmosphere, entered orbit around Mars Sunday night as planned. The...

Falcon 9 launches Dragon cargo spacecraft
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:10 AM ET (1210 GMT)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully placed into orbit early Sunday a Dragon cargo spacecraft destined for the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 v1....



news in brief
Falcon 9 launches military weather satellite
Posted: Sun, Apr 14 11:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)

JAXA to land astronauts on Moon through NASA partnership
Posted: Sun, Apr 14 11:14 AM ET (1514 GMT)

Russia launches Angara from Vostochny
Posted: Sun, Apr 14 11:08 AM ET (1508 GMT)

news links
Friday, April 19
RAF Reserves stand up new specialist space units
UK Royal Air Force — 6:06 am ET (1006 GMT)
China and America woo African space agencies in the new space race
London School of Economics — 6:05 am ET (1005 GMT)
Rocket Lab Announces Board Change
Business Wire — 6:05 am ET (1005 GMT)


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