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SpaceX launches back-to-back Starlink missions
Posted: Sat, Mar 16 11:28 AM ET (1528 GMT)
SpaceX launched a pair of Starlink missions five hours apart Sunday night. One Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 7:05 pm...

Stratolaunch conducts first Talon powered flight
Posted: Sat, Mar 16 11:26 AM ET (1526 GMT)
Stratolaunch successfully launched its first Talon vehicle intended for hypersonics research. The Talon TA-1 vehicle launched from the company's Roc aircraft March 9...

Astra Space to go private
Posted: Sun, Mar 10 9:18 AM ET (1318 GMT)
Astra Space has accepted a proposal from its founders to take the company private. The satellite propulsion and launch vehicle company announced Thursday that its...

UK government to invest in Shetlands spaceport
Posted: Sun, Mar 10 9:17 AM ET (1317 GMT)
The UK government is proposing to invest 10 million pounds ($13 million) into SaxaVord Spaceport. The funding was announced Wednesday in a budget speech by...

SpaceX launches Transporter-10 rideshare mission
Posted: Sun, Mar 10 9:15 AM ET (1315 GMT)
SpaceX launched its tenth Transporter rideshare mission Monday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 5:05 pm EST (...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Mar 10 9:14 AM ET (1314 GMT)
Less than two hours after Transporter-10, SpaceX launched another set of Starlinks. A Falcon 9 launched from Cape Canaveral at 6:56 pm EST (...

Iridium acquires Satellites
Posted: Sat, Mar 9 9:22 AM ET (1422 GMT)
Iridium announced Monday it is acquiring Satelles, a company that provides alternative positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services on its satellites. Iridium is spending about $...

SpaceX launches Crew-8 to ISS
Posted: Sat, Mar 9 9:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
A new crew launched to the International Space Station Sunday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 10:53 pm...

Lockheed Martin offers to buy Terran Orbital
Posted: Sat, Mar 9 9:19 AM ET (1419 GMT)
Lockheed Martin is offering to buy the two-thirds of smallsat manufacturer Terran Orbital it does not already own. Lockheed disclosed March 1 that it...

Chinese astronauts perform spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Mar 9 9:18 AM ET (1418 GMT)
Chinese astronauts performed a spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station March 2. Tang Hongbo and Jiang Xinlin spent about eight hours outside the station, making...



news in brief
Financial analysis shows Starlink is making money
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:17 AM ET (1317 GMT)

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida and California
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:16 AM ET (1316 GMT)

China launches MEO communication satellites
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:12 AM ET (1312 GMT)

news links
Thursday, May 16
Proliferation Provides Space Force Resilience, New Challenges
National Defense Magazine — 6:29 am ET (1029 GMT)
Lockheed-Boeing Alliance Hit With US Fine for Launch Delays
Bloomberg News — 6:27 am ET (1027 GMT)


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