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Long March 5 launches classified satellite
Posted: Sun, Feb 25 9:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
China launched a classified satellite to geostationary orbit Friday morning. A Long March 5 lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center at 6:30...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg
Posted: Sun, Feb 25 9:36 AM ET (1436 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites from California Thursday night. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 11:11 pm EST (0411 GMT Friday) and...

Varda capsule lands in Utah
Posted: Sun, Feb 25 9:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
A commercial capsule reentered and landed in the Utah desert Wednesday. Varda Space Industries said the capsule from its W-Series 1 spacecraft landed at...

Defunct ESA satellite reenters
Posted: Sun, Feb 25 9:33 AM ET (1433 GMT)
A defunct ESA satellite harmlessly reentered Wednesday over the Pacific. ESA said its ERS-2 satellite reentered at around 12:12 pm EST (1712 GMT)...

Software glitch blamed for Alpha launch mishap
Posted: Sat, Feb 24 9:41 AM ET (1441 GMT)
A software glitch caused a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket to strand its payload in a low orbit on a December launch. The company said Tuesday...

Falcon 9 launches Indonesian telecom satellite
Posted: Sat, Feb 24 9:39 AM ET (1439 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched an Indonesian communications satellite Tuesday. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 3:11 pm EST (2011 GMT) and placed...

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...



news in brief
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida
Posted: Sat, Nov 9 10:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)


Gilmour Space gets Australian launch license
Posted: Sat, Nov 9 9:53 AM ET (1453 GMT)

news links
Thursday, November 28
Space Command should stay in Colorado
Washington Examiner — 8:31 am ET (1331 GMT)


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