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Instrument on Aqua suffers problem
Posted: Mon, Nov 8 8:28 AM ET (1328 GMT)
A Japanese instrument on NASA's Aqua spacecraft has suffered a problem that limits the data it returns, the Japanese space agency JAXA reported Friday....

Mars rover finds new clues for water
Posted: Mon, Nov 8 8:22 AM ET (1322 GMT)
Data collected by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has helped scientists understand the history of liquid water in one region of the Red Planet....

X Prize awarded to SpaceShipOne team
Posted: Sun, Nov 7 10:09 AM ET (1509 GMT)
The X Prize Foundation officially awarded a $10-million check Saturday to the team that developed and flew the SpaceShipOne manned suborbital reusable spacecraft. Mojave...

Soyuz-2 launch delayed again
Posted: Sun, Nov 7 10:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)
The inaugural launch of an upgraded version of the venerable Soyuz rocket was delayed indefinitely Saturday, Russian officials reported. The Soyuz-2 booster was scheduled...

China launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Sat, Nov 6 6:32 PM ET (2332 GMT)
A Chinese Long March rocket successfully launched a remote sensing satellite Saturday morning. The Long March 4B lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center...

Delta 2 launches GPS satellite
Posted: Sat, Nov 6 9:10 AM ET (1410 GMT)
A long-delayed Delta 2 finally lifted off early Saturday, placing a GPS satellite into orbit. The Delta 2 7925 lifted off from pad 17B...

Astronomers links cosmic rays to supernova
Posted: Fri, Nov 5 8:07 PM ET (0107 GMT)
Astronomers reported this week that cosmic rays — high-energy particles first detected in the Earth's upper atmosphere a century ago — appear to...

Delta 2 launch delayed
Posted: Fri, Nov 5 8:24 AM ET (1324 GMT)
The launch of a GPS satellite on a Delta 2 has been postponed 24 hours because of a combination of ground and computer problems. The...

EADS space division reports quarterly profit
Posted: Thu, Nov 4 7:10 PM ET (0010 GMT)
The space division of European aerospace company EADS reported a small profit in the latest quarter, evidence of a successful turnaround at the division. EDAS...

DART launch delayed
Posted: Thu, Nov 4 8:49 AM ET (1349 GMT)
NASA announced late Wednesday that Thursday's scheduled launch of the DART spacecraft will be delayed because of range and space weather issues. A Pegasus...



news in brief
Blue Origin describes plans for increased New Glenn launch rates
Posted: Sat, Oct 17 11:41 AM ET (1541 GMT)

SpaceX launches classified Space Force payload
Posted: Sat, Oct 17 11:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)

ClearSpace wins UK contract for debris removal mission
Posted: Sat, Oct 17 11:35 AM ET (1535 GMT)

news links
Tuesday, October 20
How US Satellites Became Crucial to Ukraine’s Defense
Bloomberg News — 5:26 am ET (0926 GMT)
How to stop Putin’s missiles before they even leave Russia
Washington Post — 5:25 am ET (0925 GMT)
Space Forces Central Poised for ‘Fivefold’ Growth in Coming Years
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 5:22 am ET (0922 GMT)


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