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China launches reconnaissance satellites
Posted: Sun, Oct 8 11:11 AM ET (1511 GMT)
China continued its surge in launches of reconnaissance satellites Wednesday. A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 8:...

Intuitive Machines' first lunar lander ready for launch
Posted: Sun, Oct 8 11:10 AM ET (1510 GMT)
Intuitive Machines says its first lunar lander is ready to ship to the launch site. The company put the IM-1 lander on display at...

ESA delays Vega C return to flight to late 2024
Posted: Sun, Oct 8 11:07 AM ET (1507 GMT)
ESA has pushed back the return to flight of its Vega C rocket to late 2024. The agency said Monday that an investigation into an...

FCC fines Dish Network for space debris
Posted: Sun, Oct 8 11:06 AM ET (1506 GMT)
The FCC has fined Dish Network for failing to properly deorbit a satellite in a first-of-its-kind enforcement action. The FCC said Monday...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Oct 8 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Sept. 29. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 10:00 pm EDT (0200 GMT Sept....

NASA delays Psyche launch a week
Posted: Sat, Sep 30 3:25 PM ET (1925 GMT)
NASA is delaying the launch of the Psyche asteroid mission by a week. NASA said late Thursday that delaying the launch to Oct. 12 will...

Eutelsat completes acquisition of OneWeb
Posted: Sat, Sep 30 3:23 PM ET (1923 GMT)
Eutelsat has completed its merger with OneWeb after a shareholder vote. Eutelsat said Thursday that its shareholders voted to approve the all-share deal that...

Iran launches reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Sat, Sep 30 3:22 PM ET (1922 GMT)
Iran announced Wednesday that it launched a reconnaissance satellite. The Iranian government said it launched the Noor-3 satellite on a Qased rocket into a...

Soyuz returns crew from ISS
Posted: Sat, Sep 30 3:21 PM ET (1921 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft landed in Kazakhstan this morning, wrapping up a record-setting mission for the three people on board. The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft...

China launches spysat
Posted: Sat, Sep 30 3:20 PM ET (1920 GMT)
China launched another reconnaissance satellite Tuesday. A Long March 4C rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 4:15 pm EDT (2015...



news in brief
SES completes acquisition of Intelsat
Posted: Sun, Jul 20 9:54 AM ET (1354 GMT)


SpaceX launches Project Kuiper satellites
Posted: Sun, Jul 20 9:47 AM ET (1347 GMT)

news links
Monday, July 21
SpaceX is set to launch from Cape Canaveral on Monday
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Getting to infinity and beyond: Private Space Exploration
Univ. of Texas El Paso Prospector — 4:37 am ET (0837 GMT)
Spaceport to help develop hypersonic defences
BBC — 4:30 am ET (0830 GMT)


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