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USA to cut 400 jobs
Posted: Wed, Jul 15 8:00 AM ET (1200 GMT)
United Space Alliance, the joint venture that handles space shuttle operations, will eliminate 400 jobs this October as the shuttle programs begins to wind down....

SpaceX launches Malaysian satellite
Posted: Tue, Jul 14 7:37 AM ET (1137 GMT)
A Falcon 1 rocket successfully launched a Malaysian remote sensing satellite late Monday. The Falcon 1 lifted off from Omelek Island on Kwajalein Atoll in...

Weather again delays shuttle launch
Posted: Mon, Jul 13 10:31 PM ET (0231 GMT)
For the second day in a row poor weather at the Kennedy Space Center kept the space shuttle Endeavour from lifting off, this time pushing...

Weather scrubs shuttle launch
Posted: Sun, Jul 12 8:29 PM ET (0029 GMT)
NASA was forced to scrub Sunday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Endeavour after thunderstorms encroached upon the launch site shortly before the scheduled...

Lightning strikes postpone shuttle launch
Posted: Sat, Jul 11 2:18 PM ET (1818 GMT)
NASA scrubbed Saturday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Endeavour this morning in order to given engineering more time to investigate any damage caused...

Shuttle countdown begins
Posted: Thu, Jul 9 6:40 AM ET (1040 GMT)
The countdown for Saturday evening's launch of the space shuttle Endeavour started Wednesday evening as managers keep an eye on an unsettled weather forecast....

NASA tests alternative launch abort system
Posted: Thu, Jul 9 6:31 AM ET (1031 GMT)
NASA carried out a successful test of a proposed alternative launch abort system for its Orion spacecraft on Wednesday. The Max Launch Abort System (MLAS)...

Report concludes space program should align with national priorities
Posted: Wed, Jul 8 7:23 AM ET (1123 GMT)
A report issued Tuesday by the National Academies concludes that America's civil space program should be aligned with broader national goals, including an emphasis...

Russia launches three military satellites
Posted: Tue, Jul 7 6:27 AM ET (1027 GMT)
A Rockot launcher placed three small military satellites into orbit on Monday. The Rockot lifted off from the Plsetsk Cosmodrome in nothern Russia at 9:...

Ulysses mission ends
Posted: Tue, Jul 7 6:16 AM ET (1016 GMT)
Spacecraft controllers shut down the ESA/NASA Ulysses spacecraft last week, ending a nearly 18-year mission to study the Sun. The spacecraft, launched by...



news in brief
Zhuque-2 launch fails
Posted: Sun, Aug 17 11:37 AM ET (1537 GMT)

China performs first Long March 10 static-fire test
Posted: Sun, Aug 17 11:33 AM ET (1533 GMT)


news links
Tuesday, August 26
Defense Innovation Unit head Doug Beck resigns
Defense News — 6:48 am ET (1048 GMT)
Doug Beck resigns as DIU director
Defensescoop — 6:47 am ET (1047 GMT)
UCF-Developed Testing Tech to Launch on Blue Origin Mission
Univ. of Central Florida — 6:46 am ET (1046 GMT)
SpaceX calls off Starship test flight for 2nd day due to weather
San Antonio Express-News — 6:44 am ET (1044 GMT)


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