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Endeavour undocks from ISS
Posted: Fri, Nov 28 3:17 PM ET (2017 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station Friday morning as its two-week mission winds down. Endeavour undocked from the ISS at...

Chandrayaan-1 suffering heating problems
Posted: Fri, Nov 28 10:03 AM ET (1503 GMT)
India's first lunar spacecraft, Chandrayaan-1, is overheating and will reduce its operations for a month and a half as a result. Temperatures inside...

Ministers approve ESA spending plans
Posted: Thu, Nov 27 11:44 AM ET (1644 GMT)
Ministers of member nations of the European Space Agency (ESA) approved Wednesday a €10-billion (US$13-billion) spending plan for the agency that...

Enceladus jets may be linked to liquid water
Posted: Thu, Nov 27 11:31 AM ET (1631 GMT)
Jets of dust and gas ejected from the Saturnian moon Enceladus may be generated by liquid water below the moon's icy surface, a finding...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Wed, Nov 26 6:45 PM ET (2345 GMT)
A new version of a Progress spacecraft was launched early Wednesday carrying supplies for the International Space Station. A Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress M-...

NASA pleased with station repairs
Posted: Wed, Nov 26 7:41 AM ET (1241 GMT)
NASA officials said Tuesday that they were very happy with the status of repairs made to both a problematic joint on the International Space Station...

Spacewalkers complete station work; mission extended
Posted: Tue, Nov 25 7:31 AM ET (1231 GMT)
Astronauts completed work repairing a troublesome joint outside the International Space Station on Monday while mission controllers extended the shuttle's mission there a day....

SpaceX performs Falcon 9 engine test
Posted: Mon, Nov 24 8:12 AM ET (1312 GMT)
SpaceX carried out a successful full-length test of the first stage of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle on Saturday night, scaring some Texas residents...

Third spacewalk nearly completes SARJ cleaning
Posted: Sun, Nov 23 10:06 AM ET (1506 GMT)
Two astronauts spent nearly seven hours outside the ISS Saturday, almost completing cleaning of a balky joint on the station. Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve...

Orion launch abort motor tested
Posted: Sat, Nov 22 3:42 PM ET (2042 GMT)
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) successfully tested on Thursday the motor that will be used in the launch abort system for NASA's Orion spacecraft. The 5....



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
Saturday, April 25
Golden Dome dreams face harsh budget reality
POLITICO — 8:38 am ET (1238 GMT)
Space Force Reveals $3.2B in Space-Based Interceptor Awards for Golden Dome
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 8:38 am ET (1238 GMT)


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