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Astronauts perform second battery replacement spacewalk
Posted: Thu, Jul 2 8:26 PM ET (0026 GMT)
Astronauts completed a set of battery replacements outside the International Space Station Wednesday. Bob Behnken and Chris Cassidy conducted a six-hour spacewalk to finish...

SpaceX launches GPS satellite
Posted: Thu, Jul 2 8:24 PM ET (0024 GMT)
SpaceX launched a GPS satellite Tuesday afternoon. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 4:10 pm EDT (2010 GMT) and deployed...

Mars 2020 launch slips
Posted: Thu, Jul 2 8:22 PM ET (0022 GMT)
A launch vehicle issue has delayed the launch of NASA's Mars 2020 mission to the end of this month. NASA announced late Tuesday that...

Astronauts begin swap of space station batteries in spacewalk
Posted: Sun, Jun 28 7:19 PM ET (2319 GMT)
Two NASA astronauts spent a little more than six hours outside the International Space Station Friday beginning a final series of battery replacements. Bob Behnken...

Virgin Galactic conducts second SpaceShipTwo flight from Spaceport America
Posted: Sun, Jun 28 7:17 PM ET (2317 GMT)
Virgin Galactic says it's ready to resume powered test flights of SpaceShipTwo after a successful glide test Thursday. The flight was the second of...

NASA starts process to certify commercial suborbital vehicles for astronauts
Posted: Fri, Jun 26 5:08 PM ET (2108 GMT)
NASA is taking the first steps toward allowing astronauts and other agency personnel to fly on commercial suborbital vehicles. NASA announced Tuesday it created a "...

China launches Beidou satellite, completes constellation
Posted: Fri, Jun 26 5:06 PM ET (2106 GMT)
China launched a Beidou spacecraft Monday night, completing the country's satellite navigation system. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite...

Virgin Galactic signs NASA agreement to support commercial orbital spaceflight
Posted: Fri, Jun 26 5:05 PM ET (2105 GMT)
Virgin Galactic has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA to support commercial astronaut missions to the ISS. The agreement, announced early Monday, covers development...

Pentagon releases new space strategy
Posted: Sun, Jun 21 8:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
The Defense Department released a new space strategy Wednesday that describes China and Russia as the "most immediate and serious threats" to US space assets....

China launches imaging satellite
Posted: Sun, Jun 21 8:27 AM ET (1227 GMT)
China launched an imaging satellite early Wednesday. A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 3:19 am eDT (...



news in brief
Centaur valve problem scrubs Starliner launch
Posted: Sat, May 11 10:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)

SpaceX unveils EVA spacesuits
Posted: Sat, May 11 10:55 AM ET (1455 GMT)

China launches farside lunar sample return mission
Posted: Sat, May 11 10:53 AM ET (1453 GMT)

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