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Shuttle launch pushed back to Friday
Posted: Thu, Sep 7 8:26 AM ET (1226 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers decided late Wednesday not to attempt a shuttle launch on Thursday, hoping the extra time would resolve a glitch with a fuel...

Faulty regulator blamed for GSLV failure
Posted: Thu, Sep 7 8:17 AM ET (1217 GMT)
An Indian rocket that crashed shortly after liftoff in July has been traced to a faulty regulator in one of four strap-on boosters, Indian...

Fuel cell glitch scrubs shuttle launch
Posted: Wed, Sep 6 8:15 AM ET (1215 GMT)
Wednesday's launch of the shuttle Atlantis was scrubbed for at least a day after engineers detected a problem with one of the orbiter's...

Inmarsat signs deal with ACeS, to launch new satellite
Posted: Wed, Sep 6 8:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
Mobile satellite services operator Inmarsat announced this week that it had signed an agreement with an Asian company to effectively take over operations of that...

Atlantis on track for Wednesday launch
Posted: Tue, Sep 5 8:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers cleared the space shuttle Atlantis for a launch midday Wednesday, with no technical problems reported and good weather forecast. Atlantis is scheduled...

SMART-1 crashes into the Moon
Posted: Sun, Sep 3 11:12 AM ET (1512 GMT)
ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft ended its mission early Sunday with a planned crash into the lunar surface. The spacecraft, which had been in orbit...

NASA reschedules shuttle launch for Sept. 6
Posted: Fri, Sep 1 8:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
NASA has reset the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis for September 6, with the launch window extended a day after Russia agreed to delay...

Lockheed wins CEV contract
Posted: Thu, Aug 31 7:45 PM ET (2345 GMT)
NASA announced Thursday afternoon that it has selected Lockheed Martin as the prime contractor for the manned spacecraft that will be the cornerstone of the...

NASA reverses shuttle rollback
Posted: Tue, Aug 29 8:07 PM ET (0007 GMT)
In an unprecedented move, shuttle managers halted the rollback of the shuttle Atlantis to the Vehicle Assembly Building and decided to return the shuttle to...

NASA rolls back Atlantis
Posted: Tue, Aug 29 2:33 PM ET (1833 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers decided Tuesday to roll the space shuttle Atlantis back to the Vehicle Assembly Building because of the threat posed by an approaching...



news in brief
FAA restricts hours for commercial launches during shutdown
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 9:05 AM ET (1405 GMT)

EchoStar sells more spectrum to SpaceX
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 9:01 AM ET (1401 GMT)

China postpones Shenzhou-20 return on orbital debris concerns
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 8:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)

news links
Wednesday, November 26
Space Force awards secret contracts for Trump’s Golden Dome
The Independent — 4:25 am ET (0925 GMT)


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