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Electron launches Astroscale inspection satellite
Posted: Sat, Feb 24 9:37 AM ET (1437 GMT)
An Astroscale inspection satellite is in orbit after a launch on a Rocket Lab Electron Sunday. The Electron lifted off from the company's New...

India launches weather satellite
Posted: Sat, Feb 24 9:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
India launched a weather satellite Feb. 17. A GSLV Mark 2 rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 7:05 am EST (...

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...



news in brief

SpaceX launches Indonesia communications satellite
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 4:07 AM ET (0807 GMT)

Soyuz launches Progress cargo spacecraft to ISS
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 4:06 AM ET (0806 GMT)

news links
Thursday, September 18
No, SpaceX won't become the 4th US mobile operator
FierceWireless — 11:03 pm ET (0303 GMT)
Space Force Adds Unit Tying Acquisition to Test and Training
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 10:59 pm ET (0259 GMT)
US and UK take part in first-ever coordinated satellite maneuver
Washington Examiner — 10:59 pm ET (0259 GMT)
Blue Origin completes 35th New Shepard mission
KTSM-TV El Paso — 10:57 pm ET (0257 GMT)


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