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SpinLaunch raises $71 million
Posted: Sun, Sep 25 8:44 AM ET (1244 GMT)
SpinLaunch raised $71 million to continue development of its alternative launch system. ATW Partners led the Series B funding round announced Tuesday, with a number...

Chinese astronauts perform spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Sep 3 6:14 AM ET (1014 GMT)
Two Chinese astronauts performed a spacewalk outside China's space station Thursday. Chen Dong and Liu Yang spent about six hours outside the station, working...

NASA adds five missions to SpaceX commercial crew contract
Posted: Sat, Sep 3 6:13 AM ET (1013 GMT)
NASA announced Wednesday it completed an extension of its commercial crew contract with SpaceX worth more than $1.4 billion. The extension adds five Crew...

Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg
Posted: Sat, Sep 3 6:12 AM ET (1012 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites overnight. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 1:40 am EDT (0540 GMT)...

First Artemis 1 launch attempt scrubbed
Posted: Sat, Sep 3 6:11 AM ET (1011 GMT)
NASA scrubbed its first attempt to launch the Artemis 1 mission this morning after encountering a problem with one of the Space Launch System's...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Sep 3 6:10 AM ET (1010 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites Aug. 27. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 11:41 pm EDT (0341 GMT Aug....

China launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Sun, Aug 28 6:32 AM ET (1032 GMT)
China launched a remote sensing satellite Tuesday night. A Long March 2D rocket launched from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:01 pm EDT (...

Kuaizhou-1A launches smallsat
Posted: Sun, Aug 28 6:31 AM ET (1031 GMT)
A Chinese rocket launched a small satellite Monday night. The Kuaizhou-1A small launch vehicle lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 10:...

NASA announces Artemis 3 candidate landing site regions
Posted: Sun, Aug 28 6:30 AM ET (1030 GMT)
NASA announced Aug. 19 it has selected 13 regions around the south pole of the moon as potential launching locations for Artemis 3. The regions,...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Aug 28 6:29 AM ET (1029 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites Aug. 19. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 3:21 pm EDT (1921 GMT)...



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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