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Soyuz docks with ISS
Posted: Sat, Mar 28 3:43 PM ET (1943 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two ISS crew members and a space tourist docked with the space station Saturday morning after switching from an automated approach...

Discovery cleared for Saturday landing
Posted: Fri, Mar 27 9:46 PM ET (0146 GMT)
NASA said Friday that the space shuttle Discovery was cleared to land Saturday, ending a mission that added a key component to the International Space...

NASA Marshall director steps down
Posted: Fri, Mar 27 9:40 PM ET (0140 GMT)
The director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center stepped down from his post Thursday, ending a 25-year career with the space agency. David...

Soyuz launches ISS crew, tourist
Posted: Fri, Mar 27 7:56 AM ET (1156 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a spacecraft Thursday carrying replacement ISS crew members and a returning space tourist. The Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur...

Scientists trace meteorite origins
Posted: Thu, Mar 26 6:26 AM ET (1026 GMT)
Planetary scientists have for the first time linked an asteroid observed before it entered the Earth's atmosphere to meteorite fragments found in Africa. The...

Globalstar secures support for new financing
Posted: Thu, Mar 26 5:58 AM ET (0958 GMT)
Mobile satellite operator Globalstar announced Wednesday that it has won support from a French government agency for a new round of credit needed for the...

Shuttle undocks from station
Posted: Wed, Mar 25 10:13 PM ET (0213 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery undocked from the International Space Station Wednesday afternoon, having completed its mission to add the final set of solar panels to...

ILS to launch Intelsat spacecraft
Posted: Wed, Mar 25 6:35 AM ET (1035 GMT)
International Launch Services announced Tuesday that it was agreed to launch an Intelsat spacecraft later this year that had previously been scheduled to be launched...

Delta 2 launches GPS satellite
Posted: Tue, Mar 24 9:42 PM ET (0142 GMT)
A Delta 2 rocket successfully placed a new navigation satellite into orbit Tuesday morning. The Delta 2 7925 lifted off from pad 17A at Cape...

Final STS-119 spacewalk completed
Posted: Tue, Mar 24 6:53 AM ET (1053 GMT)
Two astronauts carried out the third and final spacewalk of the STS-119 shuttle mission on Monday, completing some maintenance work outside the International Space...



news in brief
Artemis 2 rolls out to pad
Posted: Sun, Jan 18 8:08 AM ET (1308 GMT)

Congress passes NASA spending bill
Posted: Sun, Jan 18 8:04 AM ET (1304 GMT)

Galactic Energy returns Ceres-1 to flight
Posted: Sun, Jan 18 8:01 AM ET (1301 GMT)

news links
Friday, January 23
Space Force Targets Jan. 25 For Next GPS III Launch
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SSC commander releases 2026 commitments, command plan updates
US Space Force — 6:31 am ET (1131 GMT)


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