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Shuttle rolled out to pad
Posted: Wed, Mar 3 9:07 PM ET (0207 GMT)
The space shuttle Discovery was rolled out to its launch pad early Wednesday in preparation for its launch to the ISS next month. Discovery left...

Ice deposits discovered at Moon's north pole
Posted: Wed, Mar 3 7:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
An American instrument on an Indian spacecraft has detected deposits of water ice in portions of craters in the Moon's north polar region, scientists...

Proton launches three GLONASS satellites
Posted: Tue, Mar 2 7:40 AM ET (1240 GMT)
A Proton rocket placed three new Russian navigation satellites into orbit early Tuesday. The Proton-M lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at...

Observatories survive Chilean earthquake unscathed
Posted: Tue, Mar 2 7:23 AM ET (1223 GMT)
Several major observatories in Chile made it through Saturday's massive earthquake without significant damage. The magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile in the early...

NASA and ATK perform final test of shuttle SRBs
Posted: Fri, Feb 26 7:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)
NASA and ATK, the company that builds the solid rocket boosters used to launch the space shuttle, carried out the final ground test of those...

Congress criticizes NASA human spaceflight plans
Posted: Fri, Feb 26 7:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
In a series of hearings this week members of Congress criticized NASA and the White House for its new human spaceflight policy the scraps the...

Endeavour lands at KSC
Posted: Mon, Feb 22 5:59 AM ET (1059 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour landed in Florida Sunday night, completing a mission to install the last major US element of the International Space Station. Endeavour...

Shuttle undocks from ISS
Posted: Sat, Feb 20 10:01 AM ET (1501 GMT)
The space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station Friday night as it prepares to return to Earth late Sunday, weather permitting. Endeavour undocked...

Orbital reports profitable 2009
Posted: Sat, Feb 20 9:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)
Orbital Sciences Corporation reported a profit in the fourth quarter of 2009 and for the full year, although overall profits and revenues were below 2008...

CryoSat launch delayed
Posted: Fri, Feb 19 8:06 AM ET (1306 GMT)
A technical problem with its Dnepr rocket has delayed the launch of ESA's CryoSat-2 spacecraft, the agency announced Friday. The Dnepr rocket was...



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
Monday, November 24
China exploring how to block Musk’s Starlink in Taiwan
The Daily Telegraph — 12:13 am ET (0513 GMT)
China would need 1,000 jammers to block Starlink over Taiwan
The Times of London — 12:13 am ET (0513 GMT)


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