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Falcon Heavy launches first ViaSat-3 satellite
Posted: Sat, May 6 9:39 AM ET (1339 GMT)
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy finally launched the first ViaSat-3 satellite and two other spacecraft Sunday night. The rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space...

Falcon 9 launches second set of O3b mPower satellites
Posted: Sat, May 6 9:37 AM ET (1337 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched the second pair of O3b mPower satellites for SES April 28. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 6:...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Apr 29 11:31 AM ET (1531 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched a set of Starlink satellites Thursday morning. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 9:...

SpaceShipTwo makes first flight in nearly two years
Posted: Sat, Apr 29 11:29 AM ET (1529 GMT)
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo flew for the first time in nearly two years Wednesday as the company edges closer to commercial service. The company's...

ispace lander crashes on the Moon
Posted: Sat, Apr 29 11:25 AM ET (1525 GMT)
A lander built by Japanese company ispace likely ran out of propellant and crashed on the lunar surface Tuesday. The HAKUTO-R M1 lander was...

Space Force awards SLC-6 at Vandenberg to SpaceX
Posted: Sat, Apr 29 11:22 AM ET (1522 GMT)
SpaceX will take over a launch pad at Vandenberg that had been used by United Launch Alliance. The Space Force said it was assigning Space...

India launches satellites for Singapore
Posted: Sat, Apr 29 11:19 AM ET (1519 GMT)
India launched two satellites for Singapore on April 22. A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off at 4:49 am EDT (0849 GMT) from the...

First integrated Starship vehicle launches on brief test flight
Posted: Sat, Apr 22 11:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
SpaceX's Starship launched Thursday morning on a test flight that ended after four minutes with an explosion. The integrated Starship/Super Heavy vehicle lifted...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Apr 22 11:11 AM ET (1511 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of second-generation Starlink satellites Wednesday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 10:31 am EDT (1431...

NASA releases Artemis architecture definition document
Posted: Sat, Apr 22 11:09 AM ET (1509 GMT)
NASA released a detailed architecture describing its plans for human exploration of the moon and Mars. The 150-page document, published Tuesday, describes how the...



news in brief
Financial analysis shows Starlink is making money
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:17 AM ET (1317 GMT)

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida and California
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:16 AM ET (1316 GMT)

China launches MEO communication satellites
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:12 AM ET (1312 GMT)

news links
Friday, May 17
Soyuz-2 launches a classified payload
Russian Space Web — 4:56 am ET (0856 GMT)
Conference a boost for Space Command
Australian Government — 4:55 am ET (0855 GMT)
SpaceX aims to launch Starship after Memorial Day
KVEO-TV Rio Grande Valley, TX — 4:51 am ET (0851 GMT)
Amazon, SpaceX will compete to corner internet satellite market
WOFL-TV Orlando — 4:47 am ET (0847 GMT)


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