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Kuaizhou-1A launches four satellites
Posted: Fri, Jul 21 9:02 PM ET (0102 GMT)
A Kuaizhou-1A launched four satellites Thursday. The small solid-fuel rocket launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 11:20 pm EDT Wednesday (...

Rocket Lab launches seven smallsats
Posted: Fri, Jul 21 9:01 PM ET (0101 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched seven smallsats Monday night on a mission that also advanced efforts to reuse the Electron rocket. The Electron lifted off at 9:...

Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites from Cape
Posted: Fri, Jul 21 9:00 PM ET (0100 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites late July 15 after a nearly 48-hour delay. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at...

India launches second lunar lander mission
Posted: Sat, Jul 15 7:32 AM ET (1132 GMT)
India successfully launched its second lunar lander mission early Friday. An LVM-3 rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 5:05...

House and Senate spending bills cut NASA budget
Posted: Sat, Jul 15 7:25 AM ET (1125 GMT)
House and Senate appropriators have drafted bills that would fund NASA in 2024 at slightly below its 2023 level. Senate appropriators approved a commerce, justice...

ULA pushes first Vulcan launch to fourth quarter
Posted: Sat, Jul 15 7:22 AM ET (1122 GMT)
United Launch Alliance now expects the first Vulcan launch to take place in the fourth quarter. ULA CEO Tory Bruno provided the updated schedule in...

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...



news in brief
Sierra Space raises $550 million for satellite production
Posted: Sun, Mar 8 9:46 AM ET (1346 GMT)

Commercial space station company Vast raises $500 million
Posted: Sun, Mar 8 9:43 AM ET (1343 GMT)

Rocket Lab launches undisclosed payload on short notice
Posted: Sun, Mar 8 9:40 AM ET (1340 GMT)

news links
Thursday, March 12
Firefly Returns To Flight With First Launch In 11 Months
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Space Command is leaving Colorado. Are more losses ahead?
KUNC-FM Greeley, CO — 6:03 am ET (1003 GMT)


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