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China launches ocean reconnaissance satellites
Posted: Fri, Feb 26 10:05 AM ET (1505 GMT)
China launched a trio of ocean reconnaissance satellites Wednesday. The Long March 4C lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 9:22 pm EST...

NASA postpones second Green Run test
Posted: Fri, Feb 26 10:01 AM ET (1501 GMT)
NASA announced Monday it is postponing a second static-fire test of the Space Launch System core stage that had been scheduled for this week....

Cygnus cargo spacecraft launched to ISS
Posted: Fri, Feb 26 9:59 AM ET (1459 GMT)
A Cygnus cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station Monday after its launch Saturday. A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket lifted off at 12:36...

Perseverance lands on Mars
Posted: Fri, Feb 19 6:59 PM ET (2359 GMT)
NASA's Perseverance rover successfully landed on Mars Thursday. Signals confirming a safe touchdown of the rover in Jezero Crater, Mars, arrived at the Jet...

Raytheon to challenge Lockheed acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne
Posted: Fri, Feb 19 6:53 PM ET (2353 GMT)
Raytheon says it will challenge Lockheed Martin's acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne. Raytheon CEO Gregory Hayes said at an investor conference Wednesday that his company...

SpaceX raises $850 million
Posted: Fri, Feb 19 6:53 PM ET (2353 GMT)
SpaceX has reportedly raised a new round of $850 million, valuing the company at $74 billion. The round, closed last week, valued the company at $...

Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites; booster landing fails
Posted: Fri, Feb 19 6:50 PM ET (2350 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched another set of Starlink satellites Monday, but the first stage failed to land for the first time in nearly a year....

Russia launches Progress cargo spacecraft
Posted: Fri, Feb 19 6:48 PM ET (2348 GMT)
Russia launched a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station Sunday night. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off at 11:45 p.m....

Falcon Heavy to launch first Gateway elements
Posted: Sun, Feb 14 9:52 AM ET (1452 GMT)
A Falcon Heavy will launch the first modules of the lunar Gateway. NASA said Tuesday it awarded a contract to SpaceX for the Falcon Heavy...

Chinese Mars mission enters orbit
Posted: Sun, Feb 14 9:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)
China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft went into orbit around Mars early Wednesday. The spacecraft fired its main engine for about 15 minutes shortly before 7...



news in brief
Starlink suffers global outage
Posted: Sun, Jul 27 12:55 PM ET (1655 GMT)

Soyuz launches space science satellites
Posted: Sun, Jul 27 12:53 PM ET (1653 GMT)

House appropriators seeking alternatives to SLS EUS upper stage
Posted: Sun, Jul 27 12:52 PM ET (1652 GMT)

news links
Saturday, August 2
Space Force Aims to Share Classified Threat Info with Industry
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 9:10 am ET (1310 GMT)
Senate confirms trio of nominees for Navy, Space Force, SOCOM
Breaking Defense — 9:10 am ET (1310 GMT)


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