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Rocket Lab to go public through SPAC deal
Posted: Sat, Mar 6 10:16 AM ET (1516 GMT)
Rocket Lab announced Monday it is merging with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and developing a larger vehicle. Rocket Lab said it will merge...

Astronauts perform spacewalk for ISS solar panel installation
Posted: Sat, Mar 6 10:13 AM ET (1513 GMT)
Two NASA astronauts spent seven hours outside the International Space Station Sunday beginning work on power upgrades. Kate Rubins and Victor Glover performed the spacewalk,...

Russia launches Arctic monitoring satellite
Posted: Sat, Mar 6 10:10 AM ET (1510 GMT)
Russia launched a satellite to monitor the Arctic region. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 1:55 am EST (...

PSLV launches Amazonia-1
Posted: Sat, Mar 6 10:08 AM ET (1508 GMT)
An Indian rocket launched a Brazilian Earth observation satellite and nearly 20 other satellites. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off at 11:54 pm...

Blue Origin postpones first New Glenn launch to late 2022
Posted: Fri, Feb 26 10:12 AM ET (1512 GMT)
Blue Origin announced Thursday it is delaying the first launch of its New Glenn rocket to late 2022. The company said the revised development schedule,...

Virgin Galactic again delays SpaceShipTwo flights
Posted: Fri, Feb 26 10:08 AM ET (1508 GMT)
Virgin Galactic won't start regularly flying space tourists until early next year because of delays in its test program. The company said Thursday that...

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...



news in brief
Starliner makes uncrewed return from ISS
Posted: Sun, Sep 8 10:07 AM ET (1407 GMT)

NASA confirms plans to cancel OSAM-1
Posted: Sun, Sep 8 10:02 AM ET (1402 GMT)

Chinese spaceplane completes third flight
Posted: Sun, Sep 8 10:00 AM ET (1400 GMT)

news links
Sunday, September 22
Cards Against Humanity sues Musk's SpaceX over South Texas land
San Antonio Express-News — 6:33 am ET (1033 GMT)
Cards Against Humanity Sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX for Trespassing
Wall Street Journal — 6:32 am ET (1032 GMT)


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