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China launches reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Sun, Mar 20 1:22 PM ET (1722 GMT)
China launched the second in a series of reconnaissance satellites Thursday. A Long March 4C rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at...

Astra returns to flight with Alaska launch
Posted: Sun, Mar 20 1:20 PM ET (1720 GMT)
Astra successfully launched payloads for three customers Tuesday in the return to flight of its Rocket 3.3 vehicle. The rocket lifted off from Kodiak...

ISS astronauts install solar panel adapter in spacewalk
Posted: Sun, Mar 20 1:16 PM ET (1716 GMT)
Two astronauts completed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Tuesday. Kayla Barron and Raja Chari spent nearly seven hours outside the station, completing their...

SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Mar 6 11:01 AM ET (1601 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites in a routine launch Thursday. The Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at...

OneWeb halts Soyuz launches from Baikonur
Posted: Sun, Mar 6 10:59 AM ET (1559 GMT)
OneWeb is halting launches from Baikonur after Russia imposed severe conditions on them. In a one-sentence statement Thursday, OneWeb said its board "has voted...

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...



news in brief
Starship explodes during preparations for static-fire test
Posted: Sun, Jun 22 6:52 AM ET (1052 GMT)

French government leads investment in Eutelsat
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)

NASA further delays Ax-4 launch
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)

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