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Intelsat regains control of Galaxy 15
Posted: Tue, Jan 4 7:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
Intelsat has regained control of Galaxy 15, a communications satellite that had been drifting through geosynchronous orbit for months, disrupting operations of other satellites there....

GSLV failure blamed on snapped cable
Posted: Sat, Jan 1 11:03 AM ET (1603 GMT)
An Indian rocket that tumbled out of control and was destroyed a minute after liftoff last month failed because of a snapped data cable, investigators...

More cracks found in shuttle's external tank
Posted: Fri, Dec 31 9:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers said Thursday that technicians have found additional cracks in the shuttle's external tank, but have put off a decision on whether...

Ariane closes out 2010 by launching two satellites
Posted: Thu, Dec 30 8:47 AM ET (1347 GMT)
An Ariane 5 successfully launched two communications satellites Wednesday in the final scheduled launch of 2010. The Ariane 5 ECA lifted off at 4:27...

Russian space officials fired over GLONASS failure
Posted: Thu, Dec 30 8:33 AM ET (1333 GMT)
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev fired two key Russian space officials on Wednesday and formally reprimanded the head of the Russian space agency Roskosmos over the...

Winds postpone Ariane launch
Posted: Tue, Dec 28 9:43 PM ET (0243 GMT)
High upper level winds forced Arianespace to postpone Tuesday's scheduled launch of two communications satellites by 24 hours. The Ariane 5 ECA was scheduled...

Proton launches KA-SAT
Posted: Mon, Dec 27 11:38 AM ET (1638 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched a European communications satellite Monday, three weeks after the previous Proton launch failed. The Proton M lifted off from the...

GSLV launch fails
Posted: Sat, Dec 25 10:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)
In another major setback for the Indian space agency ISRO, its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) failed shortly after launch Saturday. The GSLV lifted off...

Shuttle rolled back to VAB
Posted: Wed, Dec 22 11:02 AM ET (1602 GMT)
NASA moved the space shuttle Discovery back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in the early morning hours Wednesday to perform additional tests on its...

Boeing wins Mexican satellite order
Posted: Tue, Dec 21 11:38 AM ET (1638 GMT)
Boeing announced Monday that it has won an order for three communications satellites and related items from the Mexican government. The MEXSAT system will feature...



news in brief
House committee opposes proposed NASA budget cuts
Posted: Sat, Apr 25 11:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)

Electron launches Japanese cubesats
Posted: Sat, Apr 25 10:57 AM ET (1457 GMT)

NASA to launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in September
Posted: Sat, Apr 25 10:54 AM ET (1454 GMT)

news links
Monday, April 27
Program: PNG Starlink ban to end after National Court ruling
Australian Broadcasting Corporation — 5:26 am ET (0926 GMT)
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base Sunday morning
KSBY-TV San Luis Obispo, CA — 5:24 am ET (0924 GMT)


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