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China launches weather satellites
Posted: Sat, Mar 25 11:22 AM ET (1522 GMT)
China launched a set of weather satellites early Wednesday. A Kuaizhou-1A rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 5:09 a....

HAKUTO-R lander enters lunar orbit
Posted: Sat, Mar 25 11:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
A lunar lander by Japanese company ispace has entered orbit around the moon. The HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lander entered orbit around the moon at...

SpaceX launches SES, Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Mar 25 11:20 AM ET (1520 GMT)
SpaceX launched the final two satellites for SES to clear C-band spectrum March 17. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 7:38 pm EDT (...

Electron launches Capella Space satellites
Posted: Wed, Mar 22 9:25 PM ET (0125 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched a pair of Capella Space radar satellites March 16. An Electron rocket lifted off from Wallops Island, Virginia, at 6:38 pm...

China launches geostationary imaging satellites
Posted: Wed, Mar 22 9:21 PM ET (0121 GMT)
China launched a classified optical imaging satellite to geostationary orbit March 17. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center...

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...



news in brief
NASA keeps options open for Artemis 4 landing in 2028
Posted: Sat, Oct 24 11:34 AM ET (1534 GMT)

Rocket Lab launches HawkEye 360 satellites
Posted: Sat, Oct 24 11:31 AM ET (1531 GMT)

Space Force seeking third major launch site
Posted: Sat, Oct 24 11:17 AM ET (1517 GMT)

news links
Sunday, October 25
Elon Musk Says Ukraine Violated Starlink’s Rules
New York Times — 7:47 am ET (1147 GMT)
The autocrats waging war on Starlink
Washington Post — 7:47 am ET (1147 GMT)


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