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FCC approves Ligado network over GPS interference objections
Posted: Fri, Apr 24 10:25 AM ET (1425 GMT)
The FCC approved Ligado's 5G network Monday despite concerns about potential interference with GPS. The FCC gave its approval for a nationwide network by...

NASA announces May 27 launch date for SpaceX Demo-2 mission
Posted: Sun, Apr 19 10:29 AM ET (1429 GMT)
NASA said Friday it had set a May 27 launch date for SpaceX's crewed test flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission, called...

Soyuz returns ISS crew to Earth
Posted: Sun, Apr 19 10:28 AM ET (1428 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft returned three people form the International Space Station early Friday. The Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft landed in Kazakhstan at 1:16 am...

Russia tests anti-satellite weapon
Posted: Sun, Apr 19 10:26 AM ET (1426 GMT)
Russia tested an anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon Wednesday, drawing a strong rebuke from the US military. The test of the direct-ascent ASAT, a ballistic...

Synspective to launch first satellite with Rocket Lab
Posted: Sun, Apr 19 10:25 AM ET (1425 GMT)
A Japanese synthetic aperture radar (SAR) startup will launch its first satellite with Rocket Lab rather than Arianespace. Rocket Lab announced Tuesday it signed a...

SoftBank offering loan to OneWeb
Posted: Sun, Apr 19 10:24 AM ET (1424 GMT)
SoftBank is offering a loan to OneWeb to keep the constellation company in business until it can sell its spectrum assets. SoftBank, OneWeb's largest...

Chinese launch of Indonesian satellite fails
Posted: Sun, Apr 12 10:30 AM ET (1430 GMT)
A Chinese rocket launch of an Indonesian satellite failed Thursday. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 7:...

Soyuz delivers new crew to ISS
Posted: Sun, Apr 12 10:30 AM ET (1430 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft successfully launched to the International Space Station Thursday. A Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:05...

Space Force delays GPS launch because of pandemic
Posted: Fri, Apr 10 6:58 PM ET (2258 GMT)
The US Space Force said Thursday it's delaying a GPS satellite launch by two months because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Falcon 9 launch...

Boeing to perform second Starliner uncrewed test flight
Posted: Fri, Apr 10 6:56 PM ET (2256 GMT)
Boeing announced Monday it will perform a second uncrewed test flight of its CST-100 Starliner commercial crew spacecraft. The company said it would effectively...



news in brief
Financial analysis shows Starlink is making money
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:17 AM ET (1317 GMT)

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida and California
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:16 AM ET (1316 GMT)

China launches MEO communication satellites
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:12 AM ET (1312 GMT)

news links
Friday, May 17
Soyuz-2 launches a classified payload
Russian Space Web — 4:56 am ET (0856 GMT)
Conference a boost for Space Command
Australian Government — 4:55 am ET (0855 GMT)
SpaceX aims to launch Starship after Memorial Day
KVEO-TV Rio Grande Valley, TX — 4:51 am ET (0851 GMT)
Amazon, SpaceX will compete to corner internet satellite market
WOFL-TV Orlando — 4:47 am ET (0847 GMT)


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