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Firefly raises $75 million
Posted: Sat, Mar 26 11:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
Firefly Aerospace raised $75 million as it prepares for its second launch. AE Industrial Partners (AEI) led the Series B round announced Tuesday, valuing Firefly...

SpaceX raises Starlink, launch prices
Posted: Sat, Mar 26 11:11 AM ET (1511 GMT)
SpaceX has hiked prices for both launches and its Starlink services, blaming the increases on inflation. The company notified Starlink subscribers it was raising monthly...

OneWeb to launch satellites with SpaceX
Posted: Sat, Mar 26 11:07 AM ET (1507 GMT)
OneWeb announced Monday an agreement with SpaceX to launch at least some of its satellites that were to fly on Soyuz. OneWeb said it would...

Soyuz delivers Russian cosmonauts to ISS
Posted: Sat, Mar 26 11:03 AM ET (1503 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft delivered three cosmonauts to the International Space Station whose attire raised eyebrows. A Soyuz rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 11:...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites in record-setting mission
Posted: Sat, Mar 26 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
SpaceX set reuse and payload mass records with its latest Starlink launch. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 12:42 am EDT (...

SLS rolls out to the launch pad
Posted: Sun, Mar 20 1:30 PM ET (1730 GMT)
NASA's Space Launch System rolled out to the launch pad for the first time overnight. The mobile launch platform carrying the SLS rolled out...

ESA suspends cooperation with Russia on ExoMars
Posted: Sun, Mar 20 1:25 PM ET (1725 GMT)
ESA formally stopped plans to launch its ExoMars mission with the Russians in September. The agency announced Thursday it had suspended cooperation with Roscosmos on...

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...



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)

news links
Saturday, July 12
Firefly Aerospace files for an IPO
TechCrunch — 10:52 am ET (1452 GMT)
Austin-area rocket maker Firefly Aerospace files to go public as FLY
Austin (TX) American-Statesman — 10:52 am ET (1452 GMT)


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