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Loral settles dispute with Alcatel, wins funding
Posted: Tue, Jul 1 10:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)
Loral Space and Communications announced Monday that it has settled a long-running dispute with satellite manufacturer Alcatel, clearing the way for the company to...

Cork problem further delays Opportunity launch
Posted: Tue, Jul 1 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)
NASA has delayed the launch of the Mars rover Opportunity until Saturday, an additional three-day delay caused by problems with cork insulation on the...

Rockot launches nine satellites
Posted: Mon, Jun 30 2:39 PM ET (1839 GMT)
A Rockot booster launched a collection of small satellites, including a Canadian space telescope, on Monday. The Rockot lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in...

Board to recommend shuttle be considered experimental vehicle
Posted: Mon, Jun 30 2:14 PM ET (1814 GMT)
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) is expected to recommend that NASA treat the space shuttle as an experimental vehicle with additional testing and monitoring,...

Insulation problem delays rover launch to Wednesday
Posted: Mon, Jun 30 7:49 AM ET (1149 GMT)
A recurrence of a problem with insulation on a Delta 2 rocket has delayed the launch of NASA's Mars rover Opportunity until Wednesday. The...

SOHO enters blackout period
Posted: Mon, Jun 30 7:37 AM ET (1137 GMT)
The NASA-ESA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft entered a blackout period late last week caused by a problem with the spacecraft's main...

Weather delays Opportunity rover launch
Posted: Sun, Jun 29 2:00 AM ET (0600 GMT)
Clouds and winds forced NASA to delay the launch of the Mars rover Opportunity Saturday night. NASA had hoped to launch the rover on a...

Instrument problem keeps Landsat offline
Posted: Sat, Jun 28 1:40 PM ET (1740 GMT)
A problem with the Landsat 7 remote sensing spacecraft has rendered the spacecraft essentially useless for nearly a month, with no solution to the problem...

CAIB recommends NASA develop on-orbit shuttle repair capability
Posted: Sat, Jun 28 1:19 PM ET (1719 GMT)
The Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) issued Friday a preliminary recommendation that NASA develop techniques to inspect shuttles for tile damage while in orbit and...

House committee approves NASA workforce legislation
Posted: Sat, Jun 28 1:10 PM ET (1710 GMT)
A House Science Committee subcommittee approved this week a bill that would give NASA the ability to provide bonuses and other incentives to attract and...



news in brief
K2 Space raises $500 million
Posted: Sat, Aug 1 10:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)

Roman Space Telescope on track for Aug. 30 launch
Posted: Sat, Aug 1 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)

No date yet for next Starliner flight
Posted: Sat, Aug 1 10:31 AM ET (1431 GMT)

news links
Thursday, August 6
Space Force Awards Three New Vendors for Sensing, Targeting Tech
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 6:24 am ET (1024 GMT)
Boeing-Lockheed Rocket Joint Venture Taps Private Bond Market
Bloomberg News — 6:23 am ET (1023 GMT)
Discarded SpaceX rocket crashes into moon
Los Angeles Times — 6:21 am ET (1021 GMT)


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