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NASA delays JWST launch by seven months Posted: Fri, Jul 17 4:06 PM ET (2006 GMT) NASA announced Thursday a seven-month delay for the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) due in part to the pandemic. NASA said... Minotaur 4 launches NRO payloads Posted: Fri, Jul 17 4:02 PM ET (2002 GMT) A Minotaur rocket launched a set of NRO payloads Wednesday morning. The Minotaur 4 rocket lifted off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops... First Kuaizhou-11 launch fails Posted: Tue, Jul 14 7:34 PM ET (2334 GMT) The first launch of China's Kuaizhou-11 rocket ended in failure Friday. The solid-fuel rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center... Long March 3B launches Apstar-6D Posted: Tue, Jul 14 7:33 PM ET (2333 GMT) A Long March 3B rocket successfully launched the Apstar-6D communications satellite Thursday. The rocket, lifting off at 8:11 am EDT (1211 GMT) from... House bill offers flat funding for NASA Posted: Fri, Jul 10 5:56 PM ET (2156 GMT) A House spending bill rejected the administration's request for a 12% increase in NASA's budget for 2021. The bill, released Tuesday and marked... Israel launches reconnaissance satellite Posted: Fri, Jul 10 5:55 PM ET (2155 GMT) Israel launched a reconnaissance satellite Sunday night. A Shavit rocket lifted off from the Palmachim air base in central Israel at 9:00 pm EDT (... Long March 2D launches experimental satellite Posted: Fri, Jul 10 5:54 PM ET (2154 GMT) A Long March 2D placed the Shiyan-6 (02) experimental remote sensing satellite into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 7:45 pm... Rocket Lab Electron launch fails Posted: Sun, Jul 5 10:02 AM ET (1402 GMT) An Electron rocket malfunctioned during a launch Saturday, preventing its payload of seven satellites from reaching orbit. The Electron lifted off from Rocket Lab's... UK government, Indian company to buy OneWeb Posted: Sat, Jul 4 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT) The British government joined forces with an Indian telecom company to secure the winning bid for the assets of satellite megaconstellation company OneWeb, they announced... China launches remote sensing satellite Posted: Sat, Jul 4 10:43 AM ET (1443 GMT) A Long March 4B rocked launched the latest in a series of high-resolution remote sensing satellites Thursday. The rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan... |
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