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Upper stage of Angara rocket malfunctions
Posted: Thu, Dec 30 2:27 PM ET (1927 GMT)
The upper stage of an Angara rocket launched Monday reportedly malfunctioned, stranding it in a low transfer orbit. The Angara-A5 rocket lifted off from...

Soyuz launches OneWeb satellites
Posted: Thu, Dec 30 2:26 PM ET (1926 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket carrying a set of OneWeb satellites launched Monday morning. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 8:...

Rocket Lab launches BlackSky satellites
Posted: Fri, Dec 10 12:52 PM ET (1752 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched another pair of BlackSky imaging satellites Wednesday evening. The Electron lifted off at 7:02 pm EST (0002 GMT Thursday) from the...

Atlas 5 launches STP-3 mission
Posted: Fri, Dec 10 12:47 PM ET (1747 GMT)
An Atlas 5 lifted off Tuesday on the Space Test Program (STP) 3 mission. The Atlas 5 551 lifted off at 5:19 am EST (...

NASA announces new astronaut class
Posted: Fri, Dec 10 12:39 PM ET (1739 GMT)
NASA introduced a new class of astronauts Monday while its safety advisory group recommended changes in the planning and management of exploration missions. The 10...

Galactic Energy conducts second Ceres-1 launch
Posted: Fri, Dec 10 12:36 PM ET (1736 GMT)
Galactic Energy launched its second Ceres-1 rocket late Monday, becoming the first Chinese private firm to reach orbit twice. The four-stage Ceres-1...

Soyuz launches navigation satellites
Posted: Fri, Dec 10 12:35 PM ET (1735 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched two Galileo navigation satellites Saturday night. The Soyuz ST-B rocket lifted off from French Guiana at 7:19 pm EST (...

SpaceX launches Starlink and BlackSky satellites
Posted: Sun, Dec 5 11:50 AM ET (1650 GMT)
SpaceX launched four dozen Starlink satellites and two BlackSky satellites Thursday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 6:12 pm...

ISS spacewalkers replace faulty antenna
Posted: Sun, Dec 5 11:44 AM ET (1644 GMT)
Two NASA astronauts replaced a broken antenna on the ISS during a spacewalk Thursday. Astronauts Thomas Marshburn and Kayla Barron spend six hours and 32...

Rocket Lab discloses details of Neutron rocket
Posted: Sun, Dec 5 11:29 AM ET (1629 GMT)
Rocket Lab released new details Thursday about its Neutron reusable rocket. The medium-class rocket features a distinct design that includes a wide base with...



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
Saturday, September 21
Space Future Commands will be operational ‘within a year’
FederalNewsRadio.com — 1:20 am ET (0520 GMT)


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