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Winds postpone DSCOVR launch
Posted: Wed, Feb 11 6:29 AM ET (1129 GMT)
Strong upper level winds forced SpaceX to postpone Tuesday's scheduled launch of an Earth and space sciences spacecraft from Cape Canaveral. The Falcon 9...

Technical problems postpone SpaceX DSCOVR launch
Posted: Mon, Feb 9 6:18 AM ET (1118 GMT)
A problem with a tracking radar scrubbed the scheduled launch of a space and earth sciences satellite Sunday on a Falcon 9. Controllers scrubbed the...

Harris to acquire Exelis
Posted: Sat, Feb 7 10:04 AM ET (1504 GMT)
Harris Corporation announced Friday a deal to acquire Exelis, bringing together two companies that perform space and defense work. Harris will acquire Exelis for $4....

Planck data show first stars formed later than expected
Posted: Sat, Feb 7 9:54 AM ET (1454 GMT)
Analysis of data from ESA's Planck spacecraft show the universe's first stars formed more than 100 million years later than previously thought. Astronomers...

New Horizons takes new images of Pluto
Posted: Thu, Feb 5 6:15 AM ET (1115 GMT)
NASA released Wednesday new images of Pluto and its largest moon taken by the New Horizons missions, the first from the spacecraft since it began...

White House seeks $18.5 billion for NASA in 2016
Posted: Tue, Feb 3 7:05 AM ET (1205 GMT)
The White House released its fiscal year 2016 budget request on Monday, including $18.5 billion for NASA to primarily continue its set of ongoing...

Iran launches small satellite
Posted: Tue, Feb 3 6:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
In its first launch in 2012, an Iranian Safir rocket placed a small remote sensing satellite into orbit that will perform remote imaging, the country'...

Proton launches Inmarsat satellite
Posted: Mon, Feb 2 6:37 AM ET (1137 GMT)
A Proton rocket successfully launched the second in a new series of communications satellites for Inmarsat on Sunday. The Proton M rocket lifted off from...

H-2A launches Japanese reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Sun, Feb 1 9:09 AM ET (1409 GMT)
A Japanese H-2A rocket launched a spare reconnaissance satellite Sunday. The H-2A lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 8:21 pm...

Delta 2 launches SMAP
Posted: Sat, Jan 31 1:03 PM ET (1803 GMT)
A Delta 2 rocket successfully placed a NASA Earth sciences satellite into orbit Saturday morning. The Delta 2 7320 lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force...



news in brief
US and UK militaries conduct coordinated satellite maneuvers
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)

Blue Origin retires a New Shepard capsule after payload flight
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)

Astra planning first Rocket 4 launch in mid-2026
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)

news links
Monday, September 22
SpaceX set to launch Falcon 9 rocket Monday morning
KEYT-TV Santa Barbara, CA — 4:18 am ET (0818 GMT)


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