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RFA ONE first stage destroyed in static-fire test
Posted: Sat, Aug 24 12:08 PM ET (1608 GMT)
The first stage of Rocket Factory Augsburg's first rocket exploded on a test stand Monday, just weeks before its anticipated launch. The Germany company...

SpaceX launches more than 100 smallsats on rideshare mission
Posted: Sat, Aug 24 12:05 PM ET (1605 GMT)
SpaceX launched more than 100 smallsats on its latest rideshare mission Aug. 16. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 2:56 pm EDT (1856 GMT)...

SDA picks Terran Orbital and York Space for communications satellites
Posted: Sat, Aug 24 12:03 PM ET (1603 GMT)
The Space Development Agency (SDA) picked Terran Orbital and York Space Systems to build 20 additional low Earth orbit communications satellites. SDA announced Aug. 16...

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...



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



news links
Thursday, December 26
Buy SpaceX Stock With Ease, But Beware The Risks
Forbes.com — 7:35 am ET (1235 GMT)
ESA Enlists Portuguese Navy Submarine to Prepare for Deep Space
European Spaceflight — 7:22 am ET (1222 GMT)
Has CNES Opened the Door for a European Space Station?
European Spaceflight — 7:21 am ET (1221 GMT)
Summer read: Cosmic Catastrophes
Cosmos Magazine — 7:18 am ET (1218 GMT)


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