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Russia launches classified satellite
Posted: Sun, May 19 7:57 AM ET (1157 GMT)
Russia launched a classified payload Thursday. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 5:21 pm EDT (2121 GMT) carrying...

BEpiColombo Mercury mission suffers thruster problem
Posted: Sun, May 19 7:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
Engineers are troubleshooting a problem with the electric propulsion system on the BepiColombo mission. That spacecraft, a joint mission of ESA and JAXA, will go...

Lithuania signs Artemis Accords
Posted: Sat, May 18 9:39 AM ET (1339 GMT)
Lithuania is the 40th nation to sign the Artemis Accords. The country's minister of economy and innovation signed the Accords Wednesday in a ceremony...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California
Posted: Sat, May 18 9:38 AM ET (1338 GMT)
SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites Tuesday in the company's 50th orbital launch this year. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space...

Intuitive Machines upgrading next lunar lander
Posted: Sat, May 18 9:35 AM ET (1335 GMT)
Intuitive Machines is making upgrades to its second lunar lander. The company said in an earnings call Tuesday that it will improve communications, tracking and...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, May 18 9:33 AM ET (1333 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites Sunday evening. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Caper Canaveral at 8:53 pm EDT (0053 GMT) and...

China launches space environment satellite
Posted: Sat, May 18 9:31 AM ET (1331 GMT)
China launched a space environment satellite May 11. A Long March 4C satellite lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 7:43 pm...

Financial analysis shows Starlink is making money
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:17 AM ET (1317 GMT)
SpaceX is making money on Starlink today even as it continues to build out the constellation. A financial model of Starlink developed by Quality Space...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida and California
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:16 AM ET (1316 GMT)
SpaceX launched one set of Starlink satellites from Florida Wednesday and another from California a little more than a day later. A Falcon 9 lifted...

China launches MEO communication satellites
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:12 AM ET (1312 GMT)
China launched a pair of medium Earth orbit broadband satellites late Wednesday. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 9:43 pm EDT (0143...



news in brief
US and UK militaries conduct coordinated satellite maneuvers
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)

Blue Origin retires a New Shepard capsule after payload flight
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)

Astra planning first Rocket 4 launch in mid-2026
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)

news links
Thursday, October 16
Bad news about Starlink launch in South Africa
MyBroadband — 8:04 am ET (1204 GMT)
Are Falling Starlink Satellites Really Poisoning the Stratosphere?
The National Interest — 8:03 am ET (1203 GMT)


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