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China launches experimental satellite
Posted: Wed, Mar 22 9:20 PM ET (0120 GMT)
China launched a new classified satellite March 15 as part of an apparent space systems development test program. A Long March 11 rocket lifted off...

Virgin Orbit pauses operations because of funding problems
Posted: Wed, Mar 22 9:18 PM ET (0118 GMT)
Virgin Orbit announced late March 15 it was temporarily halting operations and furloughing staff. The small launch vehicle company announced a "company-wide operational pause"...

SpaceX launches cargo Dragon
Posted: Sat, Mar 18 10:38 AM ET (1438 GMT)
A cargo Dragon spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after a launch Tuesday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:...

NASA proposing to spend up to $1 billion on ISS deorbit tug
Posted: Sat, Mar 18 10:37 AM ET (1437 GMT)
NASA projects spending up to $1 billion on a tug to deorbit the International Space Station at the end of its life. The agency also...

China launches Egyptian remote sensing satellite
Posted: Sat, Mar 18 10:36 AM ET (1436 GMT)
China launched a second Egyptian remote sensing satellite early Monday. A Long March 2C rocket launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 12:02...

Proton launches Russian military satellite
Posted: Sat, Mar 18 10:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
Russia launched a military communications satellite March 12. A Proton rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 7:13 pm EDT (2313 GMT) Sunday...

Crew Dragon splashes down to complete Crew-5 mission
Posted: Sat, Mar 18 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)
A Crew Dragon spacecraft returned from the International Space Station March 11. The Crew Dragon spacecraft Endurance splashed down off the coast from Tampa, Florida,...

SpaceX launches OneWeb satellites
Posted: Sat, Mar 11 11:25 AM ET (1625 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of OneWeb satellites Thursday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 2:13 pm EST (1913 GMT) and deployed...

Relativity scrubs first Terran 1 launch attempt
Posted: Sat, Mar 11 11:22 AM ET (1622 GMT)
Relativity Space scrubbed its first attempt to launch its Terran 1 rocket on Wednesday because of propellant temperature issues. The countdown for the inaugural launch...

No major issues seen in Artemis 1 mission
Posted: Sat, Mar 11 11:21 AM ET (1621 GMT)
NASA officials said Tuesday they saw no major problems from the Artemis 1 mission last fall that would alter the schedule for the crewed Artemis...



news in brief
NASA revises Artemis mission plans, cancels SLS upgrades
Posted: Sun, Mar 1 12:09 PM ET (1709 GMT)

Rocket Lab delays first Neutron launch
Posted: Sun, Mar 1 12:03 PM ET (1703 GMT)

Chinese astronaut to spend year in space
Posted: Sun, Mar 1 12:01 PM ET (1701 GMT)

news links
Saturday, March 7
Meet ESA’s newest female leadership
ESA — 9:01 am ET (1401 GMT)
Blue Origin expanding its Space Coast footprint
Spectrum News — 8:57 am ET (1357 GMT)
NASA selects ULA's Centaur 5 for Artemis 4 mission
WZDX-TV Huntsville, AL — 8:57 am ET (1357 GMT)


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