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Crew Dragon launched to ISS
Posted: Sat, Oct 8 12:40 PM ET (1640 GMT)
A Crew Dragon spacecraft flew to the International Space Station after a launch Wednesday. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 12:00 pm...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Oct 8 12:38 PM ET (1638 GMT)
SpaceX's second launch Wednesday placed another batch of Starlink satellites in orbit. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California...

Atlas 5 launches two SES communications satellites
Posted: Sat, Oct 8 12:36 PM ET (1636 GMT)
An Atlas 5 launched two communications satellites for SES Tuesday. The Atlas 5 531 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 5:36 pm EDT (...

Viasat sells military communications business to L3Harris
Posted: Sat, Oct 8 12:35 PM ET (1635 GMT)
Viasat will sell its tactical data link business to L3Harris for $1.96 billion, the companies announced Monday. Satellite operator Viasat is selling the portion...

Firefly Alpha reaches orbit on second launch
Posted: Sat, Oct 8 12:34 PM ET (1634 GMT)
Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket reached orbit for the first time early Oct. 1. The rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 3:...

Tropical storm delays next Artemis 1 launch attempt
Posted: Sun, Sep 25 8:56 AM ET (1256 GMT)
NASA announced Saturday it was waving off the next launch attempt for the Artemis 1 mission because of an impending tropical storm. NASA said it...

Soyuz delivers new crew to ISS
Posted: Sun, Sep 25 8:49 AM ET (1249 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft delivered two Russians and one American to the International Space Station Wednesday. A Soyuz rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at...

Pentagon to phase out use of GEO missile warning satellites
Posted: Sun, Sep 25 8:46 AM ET (1246 GMT)
The Defense Department plans to stop buying geostationary orbit missile warning satellites as it shifts to constellations in lower orbits. Space Development Agency (SDA) Director...

NASA studying JWST instrument glitch
Posted: Sun, Sep 25 8:45 AM ET (1245 GMT)
NASA officials Wednesday played down an issue that has taken part of an instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope offline. NASA said Tuesday that...

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...



news in brief
SpaceX launches seventh set of NRO satellites
Posted: Sat, Jan 11 10:39 AM ET (1539 GMT)

ISRO delays docking experiment
Posted: Sat, Jan 11 10:36 AM ET (1536 GMT)

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Jan 11 10:34 AM ET (1534 GMT)

news links
Wednesday, January 15
Qantas flight delays due to re-entry of SpaceX rockets
NEWS.com.au — 4:59 am ET (0959 GMT)


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