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H3 reaches orbit on second launch
Posted: Sat, Feb 24 9:33 AM ET (1433 GMT)
Japan's H3 rocket reached orbit on its second launch Feb. 16. The rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 7:22 pm...

Falcon 9 launches Intuitive Machines lunar lander
Posted: Sun, Feb 18 7:59 AM ET (1259 GMT)
One Falcon 9 launched a commercial lunar lander early Thursday. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 1:05 am EST (0605 GMT) from the Kennedy...

Falcon 9 launches missile-warning satellites
Posted: Sun, Feb 18 7:53 AM ET (1253 GMT)
Another Falcon 9 launched a set of missile-warning satellites seven and a half hours earlier. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force...

Soyuz launches Progress cargo spacecraft
Posted: Sun, Feb 18 7:45 AM ET (1245 GMT)
A Progress cargo ship launched to the International Space Station late Wednesday. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 10:...

Washington sounds alarm about rumored Russian space weapon
Posted: Sat, Feb 17 10:56 AM ET (1556 GMT)
Officials are sounding the alarm about a new Russian space threat, although it's not clear publicly what the threat is. Rep. Mike Turner (R-...

BAE completes acquisition of Ball Aerospace
Posted: Sat, Feb 17 10:53 AM ET (1553 GMT)
BAE Systems has secured the regulatory approvals needed to complete its $5.5 billion acquisition of Ball Aerospace. The companies announced this morning that they...

SpaceX to deorbit 100 older Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Feb 17 10:51 AM ET (1551 GMT)
SpaceX says it plans to deorbit about 100 older Starlink satellites over concerns they could fail in orbit. The company said Monday that while those...

Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Feb 17 10:48 AM ET (1548 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites Feb. 9 after several days of delays. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 7:34 pm EST (0034...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Sat, Feb 17 10:47 AM ET (1547 GMT)
Russia launched a military satellite Feb. 9. A Soyuz-2.1v lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 2:03 am EST (...

Crew Dragon splashes down to end Ax-3 mission
Posted: Sun, Feb 11 6:36 AM ET (1136 GMT)
A Crew Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth Friday to conclude the Ax-3 private astronaut mission. The Crew Dragon spacecraft Freedom splashed down in the...



news in brief
Artemis 2 splashes down
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)

Space Force picks 14 companies for GEO surveillance program
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)

Report warns of growing counterspace concerns
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)

news links
Monday, April 20
Musk’s SpaceX threatens to withhold mobile service from Australia
Australian Financial Review — 5:35 am ET (0935 GMT)
Jeff Bezos’s rocket catches up with Elon Musk’s in space rivalry
The Daily Telegraph — 5:30 am ET (0930 GMT)
Blue Origin Rocket Stumbles on First Commercial Mission
Wall Street Journal — 5:29 am ET (0929 GMT)


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