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Atlas 5 launches weather satellite
Posted: Sun, Mar 6 10:58 AM ET (1558 GMT)
An Atlas 5 successfully launched a weather satellite Tuesday. The Atlas 5 lifted off on schedule from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 4:38 pm EST (...

Electron launches Japanese SAR satellite
Posted: Sun, Mar 6 10:57 AM ET (1557 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite on an Electron as it selected a site to build its Neutron rocket. The Electron lifted off...

ESA says "very unlikely" ExoMars mission to launch on Russian rocket
Posted: Sat, Mar 5 11:28 AM ET (1628 GMT)
ESA said Monday that it is "very unlikely" it will launch its ExoMars mission on a Russian rocket this year. The agency said sanctions against...

Russia halts Soyuz launches from French Guiana
Posted: Sat, Mar 5 11:27 AM ET (1627 GMT)
Russia announced Saturday it was suspending Soyuz launch activities in French Guiana in response to European sanctions. Roscosmos said it would halt launch preparations and...

Long March 8 launches 22 satellites
Posted: Sat, Mar 5 11:26 AM ET (1626 GMT)
China launched 22 satellites on a Long March 8 rocket Feb. 26. The rocket lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center at 10:06...

Long March 4C launches SAR satellite
Posted: Sat, Mar 5 11:25 AM ET (1625 GMT)
A Long March 4C launched a synthetic aperture radar imaging satellite Feb. 26. The rocket lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 6:44...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg
Posted: Sat, Mar 5 11:24 AM ET (1624 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of satellites Feb. 25 as the company emphasizes its commitment to space sustainability. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space...

Sanctions to "degrade" Russian space program but not affect ISS cooperation
Posted: Sat, Feb 26 11:13 AM ET (1613 GMT)
The United States is imposing new sanctions on Russia that will "degrade" its space program but will not affect cooperation on the International Space Station....

NASA targets mid-March for SLS rollout
Posted: Sat, Feb 26 11:02 AM ET (1602 GMT)
NASA said Thursday it expects to roll out the Space Launch System for a practice countdown in mid-March. Agency officials said Thursday that the...

Virgin Galactic pushes back profitability
Posted: Sat, Feb 26 10:53 AM ET (1553 GMT)
Virgin Galactic says it remains on schedule for beginning commercial passenger flights of its suborbital spaceplane later this year but is still years away from...



news in brief
Artemis 2 splashes down
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)

Space Force picks 14 companies for GEO surveillance program
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)

Report warns of growing counterspace concerns
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)

news links
Thursday, April 16
USSPACECOM JISE Transitions to Redstone Arsenal
US Space Command — 6:51 am ET (1051 GMT)
Vandenberg Space Force Base Advances Lease Talks With Blue Origin for SLC-14
Santa Barbara (CA) Edhat — 6:50 am ET (1050 GMT)


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