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New Russian satellite fails to establisb contact
Posted: Fri, Oct 28 6:14 AM ET (1014 GMT)
A small Russian satellite launched Thursday has failed to establish contact with ground controllers, Russian media reported Friday. The Mozhayets-5 satellite was one of...

Russia launches several satellites
Posted: Thu, Oct 27 8:33 AM ET (1233 GMT)
A Kosmos rocket successfully launched several small satellites Thursday, including a European student-built spacecraft and Iran's first satellite. The Kosmos 3M lifted off...

House passes INA reform bill
Posted: Thu, Oct 27 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
The US House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday night that would allow NASA to purchase ISS flight services from Russia, averting a potential crisis about...

Russia approves 10-year space plan
Posted: Wed, Oct 26 6:19 AM ET (1019 GMT)
The Russian space agency Roskosmos announced Tuesday that the Russian government has given its approval to a ten-year plan that includes the development of...

FTC delays decision on launch vehicle joint venture
Posted: Tue, Oct 25 6:21 AM ET (1021 GMT)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), facing a deadline Monday to rule on a proposed joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing, instead asked the companies...

KSC to close for hurricane
Posted: Sun, Oct 23 4:11 PM ET (2011 GMT)
With Hurricane Wilma bearing down on Florida, NASA announced Sunday that it would close the Kennedy Space Center on Monday. The spaceport went into "HurCon...

Venus Express launch delayed
Posted: Sat, Oct 22 10:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
Russia has delayed the launch of ESA's first mission to Venus for several days to correct a problem with the spacecraft's launch vehicle....

Report recommends UK manned space program
Posted: Fri, Oct 21 11:49 AM ET (1549 GMT)
A report issued this week by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) recommends that the British government provide support for human spaceflight. The RAS report, written...

Hubble looks for lunar resources
Posted: Thu, Oct 20 8:46 AM ET (1246 GMT)
Scientists are using the Hubble Space Telescope to locate oxygen-bearing minerals on the lunar surface, a discovery that could prove useful for future human...

Contact lost with Russian satellite
Posted: Thu, Oct 20 8:37 AM ET (1237 GMT)
Controllers have lost contact with a Russian remote sensing satellite launched earlier this year, officials said Wednesday. Spacecraft controllers with the Khrunichev Space Center said...



news in brief
Artemis 2 splashes down
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)

Space Force picks 14 companies for GEO surveillance program
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)

Report warns of growing counterspace concerns
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)

news links
Friday, April 24
Wednesday Night SpaceX Launch Successful from Vandenberg
Santa Barbara (CA) Edhat — 7:17 am ET (1117 GMT)
Space Force Budget Cuts SDA’s Data Transport Funding
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 7:16 am ET (1116 GMT)
Blue Origin’s Luxembourg launch went off without a hitch
Luxembourg Times — 7:13 am ET (1113 GMT)


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