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Lockheed Martin to acquire Terran Orbital
Posted: Sun, Aug 18 12:06 PM ET (1606 GMT)
Lockheed Martin will acquire small satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital. The companies announced Thursday a deal where Lockheed will pay $0.25 per share and retire...

China launches set of reconnaissance satellites
Posted: Sun, Aug 18 11:59 AM ET (1559 GMT)
China launched a set of reconnaissance satellites early Friday. A Long March 4B rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 3:35...

Indian SSLV launches Earth observation satellite
Posted: Sun, Aug 18 11:56 AM ET (1556 GMT)
India launched an Earth observation satellite on a small launch vehicle late Thursday. The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) launched from the Satish Dhawan Space...

Falcon 9 launched second set of WorldView Legion satellites
Posted: Sun, Aug 18 11:52 AM ET (1552 GMT)
SpaceX launched a second pair of WorldView Legion imaging satellites for Maxar Thursday. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 9:00 am EDT (1300 GMT)...

NASA postpones decision on Starliner return
Posted: Sun, Aug 18 11:50 AM ET (1550 GMT)
NASA has delayed until late August a decision on Starliner's return from the International Space Station. At a briefing Wednesday, agency officials said they...

China launches GEO broadband satellite
Posted: Sun, Aug 4 8:12 AM ET (1212 GMT)
China launched the second of a new, secretive series of geostationary communications satellites Thursday. A Long March 3B lifted off at 9:14 am EDT (...

Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Aug 4 8:11 AM ET (1211 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites early Friday. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 1:01 am EDT (0501 GMT) from the Kennedy Space...

Boeing takes another loss on Starliner
Posted: Sun, Aug 4 8:10 AM ET (1210 GMT)
Boeing has taken another loss on the CST-100 Starliner commercial crew program. The company said Wednesday it recorded a $125 million loss in the...

Space Force awards SpaceX, ULA $1.8 billion for additional launches
Posted: Sun, Aug 4 8:08 AM ET (1208 GMT)
The U.S. Space Force has provided $1.8 billion in additional funding to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance for national security launches. The service...

Atlas 5 launches final national security mission
Posted: Sun, Aug 4 8:03 AM ET (1203 GMT)
An Atlas 5 lifted off Tuesday morning on the rocket's final national security launch. The Atlas 5 551 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida,...



news in brief
Firefly Aerospace shares jump in IPO
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 11:12 AM ET (1512 GMT)

ULA now planning nine launches in 2025
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 11:09 AM ET (1509 GMT)


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