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China launches reconnaissance satellites
Posted: Sun, Aug 28 6:28 AM ET (1028 GMT)
China launched three reconnaissance satellites Aug. 19. A Long March 2D launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 1:36 pm EDT (1736 GMT)...

SLS rolls out for Artemis 1 launch
Posted: Sun, Aug 21 11:17 AM ET (1517 GMT)
With the Space Launch System now at the pad, launch preparations for the Artemis 1 mission are entering their final phases. The SLS and Orion...

Russian cosmonauts end spacewalk early after suit battery problem
Posted: Sun, Aug 21 11:01 AM ET (1501 GMT)
Russian cosmonauts cut short a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Wednesday when one of them had a spacesuit battery problem. Oleg Artemyev was about...

D-Orbit cancels SPAC merger
Posted: Sun, Aug 21 10:56 AM ET (1456 GMT)
D-Orbit, an in-space transportation company, has terminated an agreement to go public through a SPAC. The company announced Aug. 12 that it and...

VP Harris calls for revision of commercial space regs
Posted: Sun, Aug 21 10:54 AM ET (1454 GMT)
Vice President Kamala Harris said Aug. 12 the government would work to revise "simply outdated" commercial space regulations. In a brief speech in Oakland, California,...

SpaceX launches polar Starlink satellites from Vandenberg
Posted: Sun, Aug 21 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites Aug. 12. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 5:40 pm...

FCC revokes Starlink subsidies
Posted: Sun, Aug 14 12:29 PM ET (1629 GMT)
The FCC Wednesday revoked nearly $900 million in broadband subsidies it previously awarded to SpaceX's Starlink system. The FCC said SpaceX had failed to...

SpaceX hits 3,000 Starlink satellites launched
Posted: Sun, Aug 14 12:28 PM ET (1628 GMT)
SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites Tuesday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 10:14 pm EDT (0214...

China launches 16 remote sensing satellites
Posted: Sun, Aug 14 12:27 PM ET (1627 GMT)
China launched 16 satellites on a Long March 6 early Wednesday. The rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 12:50 am...

Northrop and Firefly to collaborate on new version of Antares
Posted: Sun, Aug 14 12:26 PM ET (1626 GMT)
Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace announced Monday they will work together on an upgraded version of the Antares rocket. The Antares 330 will feature a...



news in brief
Rocket Lab wins contract for rocket cargo mission
Posted: Sat, May 10 9:49 AM ET (1349 GMT)

Capella Space to be acquired by quantum computing company
Posted: Sat, May 10 9:45 AM ET (1345 GMT)


news links
Monday, May 12
To beat China, keep Space Command fully operational
Washington Examiner — 6:19 am ET (1019 GMT)
Spaceships on the Beach
Native News Online — 6:17 am ET (1017 GMT)
Taiwan Struggles To Replace SpaceX In Satcom Plan
Aviation Week — 6:16 am ET (1016 GMT)


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