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Cosmonauts perform ISS spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Oct 28 11:50 AM ET (1550 GMT)
Russian cosmonauts encountered leaking coolant during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Wednesday. Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub inspected a radiator on the exterior...

ULA sets Christmas Eve launch date for first Vulcan Centaur
Posted: Sat, Oct 28 11:47 AM ET (1547 GMT)
United Launch Alliance has set Christmas Eve as the date for the first Vulcan Centaur launch. The company announced Tuesday that it expected to be...

Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Oct 15 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites, setting a modern-day record between launches at Cape Canaveral. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch...

Falcon Heavy launches NASA Psyche mission
Posted: Sun, Oct 15 10:48 AM ET (1448 GMT)
A Falcon Heavy successfully launched NASA's Psyche mission to the metallic asteroid of the same name Friday. The Falcon Heavy lifted off from the...

Viasat says it will not replace faulty ViaSat-3 satellite
Posted: Sun, Oct 15 10:44 AM ET (1444 GMT)
Viasat says it will not order a replacement for its ViaSat-3 Americas satellite despite losing most of its capacity. The company said Thursday that...

NASA unveils OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples
Posted: Sun, Oct 15 10:43 AM ET (1443 GMT)
Scientists say they're thrilled with the asteroid samples returned by a NASA mission. The agency offered Wednesday a first look at the samples from...

Intelsat signs multi-launch agreement with Relativity Space
Posted: Sun, Oct 15 10:39 AM ET (1439 GMT)
Intelsat has signed a multi-launch agreement with Relativity Space. The companies announced the deal Wednesday that covers an unspecified number of launches on Relativity'...

Russian ISS module suffers coolant leak
Posted: Sat, Oct 14 11:39 AM ET (1539 GMT)
Another Russian vehicle at the International Space Station has suffered a coolant leak. Flight controllers noticed Monday afternoon flakes coming from a radiator on the...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg
Posted: Sat, Oct 14 11:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)
SpaceX launched one set of Starlink satellites overnight while scrubbing another launch. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at...

Vega returns to flight with smallsat launch
Posted: Sat, Oct 14 11:37 AM ET (1537 GMT)
Europe's Vega rocket launched a dozen smallsats Sunday night. The Vega lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 9:36 pm EDT (0136 GMT...



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
Saturday, September 13
SpaceX, Northrop Grumman to launch supplies to ISS
Spectrum News — 5:52 am ET (0952 GMT)
Cornell-led space tech startup acquired by Pasteur Labs
Cornell Univ. — 5:51 am ET (0951 GMT)
How China Is Transforming Space Power
The Diplomat — 5:46 am ET (0946 GMT)


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