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Viasat reports problem with ViaSat-3 Americas satellite
Posted: Sat, Jul 15 7:20 AM ET (1120 GMT)
Viasat has encountered a problem deploying the main antenna on its new ViaSat-3 Americas satellite. The company said late Wednesday that "an unexpected event"...

HawkEye 360 raises $58 million
Posted: Sat, Jul 15 7:19 AM ET (1119 GMT)
HawkEye 360 has raised an additional $58 million. The company announced the Series D-1 round Thursday, led by funds and accounts managed by BlackRock...

Ariane 5 launches for the final time
Posted: Sat, Jul 8 1:35 PM ET (1735 GMT)
The Ariane 5 launched for the final time Wednesday. The rocket lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 6:00 pm EDT (2200 GMT) and...

SpaceX launches Euclid space telescope
Posted: Sat, Jul 8 1:33 PM ET (1733 GMT)
A European mission to study dark energy and dark matter is underway after a SpaceX launch July 1. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape...

Dragon returns from ISS
Posted: Sat, Jul 8 1:30 PM ET (1730 GMT)
A Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down June 30 after departing from the ISS. The Dragon splashed down off the coast from Jacksonville, Florida, at 10:...

Contact restored with Ingenuity Mars helicopter
Posted: Sat, Jul 8 1:29 PM ET (1729 GMT)
The Ingenuity Mars helicopter contacted Earth in late June for the first time in more than two months. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said engineers...

Virgin Galactic performs first commercial suborbital flight
Posted: Sat, Jul 8 1:28 PM ET (1728 GMT)
Virgin Galactic completed its first commercial suborbital spaceflight June 29. The company's SpaceShipTwo spaceplane, VSS Unity, separated from its mothership aircraft at 11:29...

Delta 4 Heavy launches NRO satellite
Posted: Sat, Jun 24 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
A Delta 4 Heavy lifted off early Thursday carrying a classified satellite. The rocket lifted off at 5:18 am EDT (0918 GMT) from Cape...

Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg
Posted: Sat, Jun 24 10:44 AM ET (1444 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites early Thursday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 3:19 am...

Intelsat ends merger talks with SES
Posted: Sat, Jun 24 10:41 AM ET (1441 GMT)
Intelsat has ended merger talks with rival satellite operator SES. The companies had been negotiating a deal for at least three months that would have...



news in brief
Senate hearing raises doubts of Artemis
Posted: Sat, Sep 6 8:50 AM ET (1250 GMT)

NASA names new associate administrator
Posted: Sat, Sep 6 8:46 AM ET (1246 GMT)

President Trump moves Space Command HQ to Alabama
Posted: Sat, Sep 6 8:44 AM ET (1244 GMT)

news links
Friday, September 12
Protestors in Mexico oppose impact of bigger SpaceX launches
Texas Standard — 7:26 am ET (1126 GMT)


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