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NASA confirms ISS debris hit Florida house
Posted: Sat, Apr 20 10:23 AM ET (1423 GMT)
NASA confirmed Monday than an object that hit a Florida home was debris from the International Space Station. NASA said it analyzed the object that...

China launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 20 10:20 AM ET (1420 GMT)
China launched a commercial remote sensing satellite early Monday. A Long March 2D rocket lifted off at 12:12 am EDT (0412 GMT) from the...

SpaceX sets reusability mark with Starlink launch
Posted: Sat, Apr 20 10:19 AM ET (1419 GMT)
SpaceX set two records with a Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites April 12. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at...

Falcon 9 launches military weather satellite
Posted: Sun, Apr 14 11:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched a Space Force weather satellite Thursday morning. The rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 10:25...

JAXA to land astronauts on Moon through NASA partnership
Posted: Sun, Apr 14 11:14 AM ET (1514 GMT)
Two Japanese astronauts will walk on the moon on future Artemis missions under a new agreement with NASA. NASA and the Japanese government announced Wednesday...

Russia launches Angara from Vostochny
Posted: Sun, Apr 14 11:08 AM ET (1508 GMT)
The third time was the charm for Russia's Angara rocket. The Angara-A5 rocket lifted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome at 5:00 am...

Space Force unveils commercialization strategy
Posted: Sun, Apr 14 11:05 AM ET (1505 GMT)
The U.S. Space Force has released a long-awaited strategy for how it will leverage commercial capabilities. In a speech at the 39th Space...

ESA restarts work on ExoMars
Posted: Sun, Apr 14 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
ESA is restarting work on its ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission. ESA announced Tuesday that it awarded a contract worth 522 million euros ($567 million) to...

NASA unveils space sustainability strategy
Posted: Sun, Apr 14 11:01 AM ET (1501 GMT)
NASA announced a new space sustainability strategy Tuesday that seeks to better understand the risks posed by orbital debris. The document, announced by NASA Deputy...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Apr 14 10:59 AM ET (1459 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellite early Wednesday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 1:40 am EDT (0540 GMT) and...



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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