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Final Delta rocket launches NRO payload
Posted: Sat, Apr 13 11:48 AM ET (1548 GMT)
A Delta 4 Heavy launched Tuesday in the final flight of any Delta rocket. The Delta 4 Heavy lifted off at 12:53 pm EDT (...

SpaceX launches first mid-inclination rideshare mission
Posted: Sat, Apr 13 11:44 AM ET (1544 GMT)
SpaceX launched its first mid-inclination dedicated rideshare mission Sunday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 7:16 pm EDT (...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California
Posted: Sat, Apr 13 11:39 AM ET (1539 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites, including the first commercial direct-to-device spacecraft, April 6. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space...

Soyuz lands in Kazakhstan
Posted: Sat, Apr 13 11:37 AM ET (1537 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft successfully landed early April 6, returning three people from the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft landed in Kazakhstan at...

Varda raises $90 million for space manufacturing
Posted: Sat, Apr 13 11:34 AM ET (1534 GMT)
Space manufacturing startup Varda Space Industries has raised $90 million. The company announced its Series B round Friday led by venture firm Caffeinated Capital with...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida
Posted: Sat, Apr 6 10:39 AM ET (1439 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites early Friday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 5:12 am EDT (0912 GMT) and...

NASA selects three companies for Artemis lunar rover development
Posted: Sat, Apr 6 10:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
NASA has selected three companies to work on lunar rover designs that could be used on future Artemis missions. NASA announced Wednesday that it selected...

China launches reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 6 10:31 AM ET (1431 GMT)
China launched a military reconnaissance satellite Tuesday. A Long March 2D rocket lifted off at 6:56 pm EDT (2256 GMT) from the Xichang Satellite...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Apr 6 10:30 AM ET (1430 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites Monday evening. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 10:30 pm...

Canadian government increases investment in Telesat's Lightspeed
Posted: Sat, Apr 6 10:24 AM ET (1424 GMT)
The Canadian government is boosting its investment in Telesat's Lightspeed constellation. Telesat said Monday it received a letter from the Canadian government last week...



news in brief
Russian cosmonauts complete ISS spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Dec 21 12:02 PM ET (1702 GMT)



news links
Monday, December 23
ISRO to conduct experiments on growing plants in space
The Tribune (India) — 7:15 am ET (1215 GMT)


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