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True Anomaly raises $100 million
Posted: Sat, Dec 16 10:59 AM ET (1559 GMT)
True Anomaly has raised $100 million to continue work on space security technologies. The Denver-based startup announced the Series B round Tuesday, led by...

First Vulcan launch slips to January
Posted: Sat, Dec 16 10:57 AM ET (1557 GMT)
The first launch of ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket is likely to slip to January. ULA CEO Tory Bruno said Sunday that the company was...

China launches reconnaissance payload
Posted: Sat, Dec 16 10:55 AM ET (1555 GMT)
China launched another reconnaissance mission Dec. 9. A Long March 2D lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 8:58 pm EST (0158...

Landspace launches Zhuque-2 rocket
Posted: Sat, Dec 16 10:54 AM ET (1554 GMT)
Chinese startup Landspace performed the second successful launch of its Zhuque-2 rocket Dec. 8. The rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg
Posted: Sun, Dec 10 11:47 AM ET (1647 GMT)
For the second night in a row, SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites early Friday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force...

Rocket Lab wins contract to launch South Korean satellite
Posted: Sun, Dec 10 11:44 AM ET (1644 GMT)
Rocket Lab announced a contract Thursday to launch a South Korean satellite. The company said it won a contract to launch the NeonSat-1 Earth...

Stock tender offer would value SpaceX at $175 billion
Posted: Sun, Dec 10 11:43 AM ET (1643 GMT)
A new SpaceX tender offer for its stock would value the company at $175 billion or more. The offer would be an increase over the $...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida
Posted: Sun, Dec 10 11:36 AM ET (1636 GMT)
SpaceX launched more Starlink satellites overnight. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 12:07 am EST (0507 GMT) Thursday and placed 23...

China launches satellite from sea-based platform
Posted: Sun, Dec 10 11:35 AM ET (1635 GMT)
China launched a new internet technology experiment satellite from a sea platform Tuesday. The Jielong-3 (Smart Dragon-3) solid rocket lifted off from a...

Russia launches Progress cargo spacecraft to ISS
Posted: Sat, Dec 2 9:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after a launch Friday morning. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off...



news in brief
Russian cosmonauts complete ISS spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Dec 21 12:02 PM ET (1702 GMT)



news links
Friday, December 27
SpaceX will be a better $1 trln bet than Tesla
Reuters — 7:36 am ET (1236 GMT)
A Silk Road in Space: China’s Space Plan for 2050
The Wire — 7:34 am ET (1234 GMT)


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