Ariane 5 launches two geostationary satellites Posted: Sat, Feb 22 8:19 AM ET (1319 GMT) An Ariane 5 launched two geostationary orbit satellites for Japan and South Korea Tuesday. The rocket lifted off at 5:18 pm EST (2218 GMT)... Blue Origin opens Alabama rocket factory Posted: Sat, Feb 22 8:18 AM ET (1318 GMT) Blue Origin formally opened Monday the Alabama factory where it will produce rocket engines. The Huntsville factory, which cost more than $200 million to build,... SpaceX launches Starlink satellites, fails to recover booster Posted: Sat, Feb 22 8:17 AM ET (1317 GMT) SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites Monday but failed to land its booster. The Falcon 9 lifted off on schedule at 10:05 am... Antares launches Cygnus to ISS Posted: Sat, Feb 22 8:16 AM ET (1316 GMT) A Cygnus cargo spacecraft is en route to the International Space Station after a launch Saturday. A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket lifted off from Wallops... Rocket Lab wins contract for lunar cubesat launch Posted: Sat, Feb 22 8:14 AM ET (1314 GMT) Rocket Lab has won a NASA contract for the launch of a cubesat mission to the moon. A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch NASA'... NASA selects Discovery mission finalists Posted: Sat, Feb 15 8:23 AM ET (1323 GMT) NASA has selected four finalists for its next round of the Discovery program of planetary science missions. The four concepts announced Thursday include two missions... Astranis raises $90 million for small GEO satellites Posted: Sat, Feb 15 8:22 AM ET (1322 GMT) Small GEO satellite manufacturer Astranis has raised $90 million as its first satellite nears launch. The company announced Thursday that it raised $90 million in... SpaceShipTwo arrives at Spaceport America Posted: Sat, Feb 15 8:21 AM ET (1321 GMT) Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has arrived in New Mexico for a final series of flight tests. The suborbital spaceplane, named VSS Unity, was ferried from... Astroscale wins contract for orbital debris removal mission Posted: Sat, Feb 15 8:21 AM ET (1321 GMT) Astroscale has won a contract from the Japanese space agency JAXA to inspect a discarded rocket stage. The contract, whose value was not disclosed, would... Spaceflight Industries to sell rideshare business Posted: Sat, Feb 15 8:20 AM ET (1320 GMT) Spaceflight Industries announced Tuesday it will sell its satellite rideshare launch business to two Japanese companies. Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Yamasa Co., Ltd. will acquire... |
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