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Emirati astronaut to fly long-duration ISS mission
Posted: Sun, May 8 9:21 AM ET (1321 GMT)
An Emirati astronaut will fly a long-duration space station mission in 2023. Axiom Space said April 29 it will fly the astronaut on the...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Sun, May 8 9:20 AM ET (1320 GMT)
Russia launched a military payload on an Angara rocket Friday. The Angara 1.2 rocket launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 3:55 pm EDT (...

China launches sea-based rocket
Posted: Sun, May 8 9:19 AM ET (1319 GMT)
China launched five imaging satellites on a sea-based rocket. The Long March 11 lifted off from a ship in the East China Sea at...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites in sixth April mission
Posted: Sun, May 8 9:18 AM ET (1318 GMT)
SpaceX capped off its most active month of launches to date with a Starlink launch April 29. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral,...

China launches imaging satellites
Posted: Sun, May 1 9:57 AM ET (1357 GMT)
China launched a pair of imaging satellites early Friday. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 12:11...

Russian cosmonauts perform ISS spacewalk
Posted: Sun, May 1 9:53 AM ET (1353 GMT)
Two Russian cosmonauts performed a lengthy spacewalk Thursday to set up a robotic arm on the International Space Station. Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev started...

Crew-4 launches to ISS
Posted: Sun, May 1 9:50 AM ET (1350 GMT)
A Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four NASA and ESA astronauts went to the International Space Station after a launch early Wednesday. The SpaceX Falcon 9...

Capella Space raises $97 million
Posted: Sun, May 1 9:47 AM ET (1347 GMT)
Satellite radar imaging company Capella Space raised $97 million. The company announced the Series C round Monday, led by NightDragon and with participation from existing...

Ax-1 mission splashes down
Posted: Sun, May 1 9:45 AM ET (1345 GMT)
Four private astronauts safely returned to Earth Monday after two and a half weeks in space. The Crew Dragon spacecraft Endeavour splashed down off the...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Apr 24 8:31 AM ET (1231 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites Thursday. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 1:51 pm EDT (1751 GMT) from Cape Canaveral's Space...



news in brief
Shenzhou 18 launches to Tiangong space station
Posted: Sun, Apr 28 10:11 AM ET (1411 GMT)

Starliner cleared for first crewed flight
Posted: Sun, Apr 28 10:06 AM ET (1406 GMT)

Cosmonauts perform ISS spacewalk
Posted: Sun, Apr 28 10:03 AM ET (1403 GMT)

news links
Wednesday, May 1
SES To Purchase Intelsat, Creating European Satcom Giant
Aviation Week — 4:57 am ET (0857 GMT)
SES acquires Intelsat for €2.8bn
Delano — 4:56 am ET (0856 GMT)
SES to acquire Intelsat for $3.1B
FierceWireless — 4:55 am ET (0855 GMT)
Tysons-based Intelsat to be acquired for $3.1 billion
WTOP-FM Washington — 4:55 am ET (0855 GMT)


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