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Cygnus arrives at the ISS
Posted: Sat, Dec 12 10:29 AM ET (1529 GMT)
A Cygnus cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday morning. The station's robotic arm grappled the Cygnus spacecraft at 6:19 am...

Soyuz launches military satellites
Posted: Sun, Dec 6 10:05 AM ET (1505 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched Saturday carrying two military satellites, but one of the two may have failed to separate from the rocket's upper stage....

Weather delays Atlas launch of Cygnus
Posted: Sun, Dec 6 10:04 AM ET (1504 GMT)
Poor weather at Cape Canaveral has kept an Atlas 5 carrying a Cygnus cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station grounded for three straight...

Virgin Galactic buys Boeing 747 for LauncherOne
Posted: Sun, Dec 6 10:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
Virgin Galactic unveiled Thursday a Boeing 747 that will serve as the carrier aircraft for its LauncherOne smallsat vehicle. The 747, previously owned by Virgin...

Vega launches LISA Pathfinder spacecraft
Posted: Sun, Dec 6 10:01 AM ET (1501 GMT)
A Vega small launch vehicle successfully launched ESA's Lisa Pathfinder spacecraft early Thursday. The Vega lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 11:04...

DARPA cancels ALASA small launch vehicle
Posted: Sun, Dec 6 9:59 AM ET (1459 GMT)
DARPA has scrapped plans to launch small satellites from a fighter jet. The Airborne Launch Assist Space Access (ALASA) program, under a contract with Boeing,...

China launches reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Sat, Nov 28 4:51 PM ET (2151 GMT)
China launched the latest in a series of reconnaissance satellites on Thursday. A Long March 4C rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center...

Blue Origin tests New Shepard vehicle, lands rocket stage
Posted: Sat, Nov 28 4:50 PM ET (2150 GMT)
Blue Origin flew its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on a successful test flight Monday, going to an altitude of more than 100 kilometers and successfully...

H-2A launches commercial satellite
Posted: Sat, Nov 28 4:48 PM ET (2148 GMT)
A Japanese H-2A rocket launched a communications satellite for a Canadian company in a rare commercial mission for the launch vehicle. The H-2A...

Amos-5 satellite fails
Posted: Sat, Nov 28 4:47 PM ET (2147 GMT)
A communications satellite owned by an Israeli company has failed in orbit and probably will not be revived, the company announced Sunday. Spacecom said the...



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
Sunday, September 21
Govt. admits Starlink given lighter rules, pledges review
The Morning (Sri Lanka) — 7:50 am ET (1150 GMT)
CSO Saltzman Looks at the Future of the Space Force
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 7:48 am ET (1148 GMT)


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