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Russia launches weather satellite
Posted: Sat, Mar 2 9:56 AM ET (1456 GMT)
Russia launched a weather satellite and several secondary payloads Thursday. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far...

FAA closes investigation into second Starship launch
Posted: Sat, Mar 2 9:54 AM ET (1454 GMT)
The FAA has closed its investigation into the second Starship test flight as SpaceX gears up for the third. The FAA said Monday it accepted...

SLIM comes back to life on the Moon
Posted: Sat, Mar 2 9:51 AM ET (1451 GMT)
A Japanese lunar lander has unexpectedly come back to life after the two-week lunar night. The Japanese space agency JAXA said Monday that it...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Mar 2 9:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Sunday. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 5:06 pm EST (2206 GMT) after a...

IM-1 lands on the Moon but falls on its side
Posted: Sun, Feb 25 9:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)
Intuitive Machines became the first company to land a spacecraft on the Moon, but the lander appears to be on its side. The Nova-C...

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...



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)

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