NASA gets $23.3 billion in 2021 omnibus spending bill Posted: Sat, Jan 2 12:29 PM ET (1729 GMT) An omnibus spending bill passed Monday will give NASA nearly $23.3 billion in fiscal year 2021, but cuts funding in some key programs. The... China launches first Long March 8 Posted: Sat, Jan 2 12:20 PM ET (1720 GMT) China successfully launched its first Long March 8 rocket Dec. 21. The medium-lift rocket launched from the Wenchang spaceport on the island of Hainan... SpaceX launches NRO mission Posted: Thu, Dec 31 1:49 PM ET (1849 GMT) SpaceX launched a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office Dec. 19. The Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 9 am... Lockheed Martin to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne Posted: Thu, Dec 31 1:39 PM ET (1839 GMT) Lockheed Martin will acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne in a $4.4 billion deal announced Dec. 20. Lockheed said the acquisition gives the company a larger footprint... ESA selects next director general Posted: Thu, Dec 31 1:35 PM ET (1835 GMT) ESA's next director general says he will prioritize the agency's relationship with the EU and supporting commercial space development. At a news conference... Investigation confirms cause of Vega failure Posted: Thu, Dec 31 1:32 PM ET (1832 GMT) An independent investigation confirmed that improperly connected cables caused the failure of a Vega launch last month. The European Space Agency announced Dec. 18 that... Soyuz launches OneWeb satellites Posted: Thu, Dec 31 1:27 PM ET (1827 GMT) A Soyuz rocket launched Dec. 18 carrying three dozen OneWeb satellites. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's... India launches CMS-01 communications satellite Posted: Mon, Dec 21 6:01 AM ET (1101 GMT) India launched a communications satellite early Thursday. A PSLV rocket lifted off at 5:11 am EST (1011 GMT) and released the CMS-01 satellite... White House releases space nuclear strategy Posted: Mon, Dec 21 5:57 AM ET (1057 GMT) The White House released a strategy Wednesday for the development of space nuclear power and propulsion systems. Space Policy Directive (SPD) 6, titled "National Strategy... Canadian astronaut to fly on first crewed Artemis mission Posted: Mon, Dec 21 5:52 AM ET (1052 GMT) A Canadian astronaut will fly on the first crewed Orion mission. NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced Wednesday they had signed an agreement... |
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