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SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Apr 1 11:37 AM ET (1537 GMT)
SpaceX launched more Starlink satellites Wednesday. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 4:01 pm EDT (2001 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and placed 56...

Russia launches classified satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 1 11:35 AM ET (1535 GMT)
Russia launched a classified satellite Wednesday. A Soyuz-2.1v rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 3:57 pm EDT (...

Israel launches reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 1 11:33 AM ET (1533 GMT)
Israel launched a reconnaissance satellite Tuesday night. A Shavit rocket lifted off from the Palmachim Airbase at 7:10 pm EDT (2310 GMT) and placed...

Isar Aerospace raises $165 million
Posted: Sat, Apr 1 11:30 AM ET (1530 GMT)
Isar Aerospace has raised $165 million as it gears up for the first flight of its Spectrum rocket. The company announced Tuesday it raised the...

Uncrewed Soyuz returns from ISS
Posted: Fri, Mar 31 7:27 PM ET (2327 GMT)
An uncrewed, damaged Soyuz spacecraft returned to Earth from the International Space Station Tuesday morning. The Soyuz MS-22 undocked from the ISS at 5:...

GSLV launch completes OneWeb constellation
Posted: Fri, Mar 31 7:25 PM ET (2325 GMT)
An Indian rocket launched a set of OneWeb satellites March 25 that effectively completes that company's constellation. The GSLV Mark 3 rocket, also known...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Fri, Mar 31 7:22 PM ET (2322 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites March 24. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 11:43 am EDT (1543 GMT) and...

Blue Origin identifies cause of New Shepard mishap
Posted: Fri, Mar 31 7:20 PM ET (2320 GMT)
Blue Origin said March 24 that last September's New Shepard mishap was caused by a faulty engine nozzle. The company announced the conclusion of...

Electron launches BlackSky satellites
Posted: Fri, Mar 31 7:16 PM ET (2316 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched a pair of BlackSky imaging satellites early March 24. An Electron rocket lifted off from the company's Launch Complex 1 in...

First Terran 1 launch fails to reach orbit
Posted: Sat, Mar 25 11:25 AM ET (1525 GMT)
Relativity Space launched its first Terran 1 rocket Wednesday night, exceeding expectations even while falling short of orbit. The Terran 1 lifted off at 11:...



news in brief
Starship explodes during preparations for static-fire test
Posted: Sun, Jun 22 6:52 AM ET (1052 GMT)

French government leads investment in Eutelsat
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)

NASA further delays Ax-4 launch
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)

news links
Tuesday, July 1
Move over Starlink, here comes Kuiper
Gulf News — 4:58 am ET (0858 GMT)
USSF Seeks Industry Ideas For Space-Based Interceptors
Aviation Week — 4:57 am ET (0857 GMT)
Don’t forget about Iran’s space program
POLITICO — 4:54 am ET (0854 GMT)
EU Space Act is ‘orbital equivalent of GDPR’, says lawyer
Luxembourg Times — 4:53 am ET (0853 GMT)
Poland’s second ever astronaut is safe in space
Euro Weekly News — 4:49 am ET (0849 GMT)


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