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Ariane 5 launches two satellites
Posted: Thu, Nov 15 7:40 AM ET (1240 GMT)
After two technical delays, an Ariane 5 finally launched a pair of communications satellites for the British military and Brazil on Wednesday evening. The Ariane...

Harmony moved to new location on ISS
Posted: Thu, Nov 15 7:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)
The International Space Station crew moved the Harmony docking node to its permanent location on the station on Wednesday. During a nearly two-hour process...

Suit problem puts EVAs on hold
Posted: Wed, Nov 14 7:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
A problem experienced with a spacesuit during a ground test has caused NASA to ban all spacewalks temporarily, a decision that could delay the next...

Rosetta flies past Earth
Posted: Wed, Nov 14 7:17 AM ET (1217 GMT)
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft flew past Earth on Tuesday, a flyby that keeps the spacecraft on course for its ultimate destination, a comet. Rosetta made...

ISS crew moves docking adapter
Posted: Tue, Nov 13 8:11 AM ET (1311 GMT)
The crew of the International Space Station moved a shuttle docking adapter early Monday, the next step in a complicated process to prepare the station...

Ariane launch delayed again
Posted: Tue, Nov 13 8:00 AM ET (1300 GMT)
The launch of two communications satellites on an Ariane 5 was delayed again on Monday. The launch, scheduled for Monday evening, was postponed because of...

China launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Mon, Nov 12 6:25 AM ET (1125 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed a Chinese remote sensing satellite into orbit on Monday. The Long March 4C lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch...

Delta 4 Heavy launches missile warning satellite
Posted: Sun, Nov 11 8:09 AM ET (1309 GMT)
Making only its second launch, and the the first in nearly three years, a Delta 4 Heavy successfully launched the last in a series of...

Atlantis moved to pad
Posted: Sun, Nov 11 7:57 AM ET (1257 GMT)
NASA rolled out the space shuttle Atlantis to its launch pad Saturday in preparation for its launch next month on a key space station assembly...

ISS astronauts prepare module for move
Posted: Sat, Nov 10 7:48 AM ET (1248 GMT)
Two members of the International Space Station crew carried out a spacewalk Friday to prepare for the relocation of the station's newest module next...



news in brief
Europe increases size and cost of IRIS2 constellation
Posted: Sun, Aug 9 10:41 AM ET (1441 GMT)

Senate confirms next Space Force commanding general
Posted: Sun, Aug 9 10:37 AM ET (1437 GMT)

NASA astronauts complete ISS spacewalk
Posted: Sun, Aug 9 10:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)

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