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Starliner makes uncrewed return from ISS
Posted: Sun, Sep 8 10:07 AM ET (1407 GMT)
Boeing's CST-100 Starliner landed in New Mexico early Saturday, concluding its Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission but without a crew on board. The...

NASA confirms plans to cancel OSAM-1
Posted: Sun, Sep 8 10:02 AM ET (1402 GMT)
NASA has confirmed plans to cancel a $2 billion satellite servicing mission. The agency announced Thursday that it will close out the On-orbit Servicing,...

Chinese spaceplane completes third flight
Posted: Sun, Sep 8 10:00 AM ET (1400 GMT)
A Chinese robotic spaceplane landed Thursday night after nearly nine months in orbit. The experimental reusable spaceplane likely landed around 9:10 pm EDT (0110...

Falcon 9 launches NRO satellites
Posted: Sun, Sep 8 9:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched the third set of satellites for an NRO constellation Thursday night. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 11:20 pm EDT (...

China launches 10 communication satellites
Posted: Sun, Sep 8 9:56 AM ET (1356 GMT)
A Chinese company launched 10 satellites for its own communications constellation. A Long March 6 lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 2:...

Starliner to return from ISS without astronauts
Posted: Sun, Aug 25 10:20 AM ET (1420 GMT)
NASA announced Saturday that Boeing's CST-100 Starliner will return to Earth without the astronauts who traveled to the station on a test flight...

China launches GEO communications satellite
Posted: Sun, Aug 25 10:18 AM ET (1418 GMT)
China launched a geostationary orbit communications satellite Thursday. A Long March 7A lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center at 8:25 am EDT (...

Blue Origin suffers New Glenn testing mishaps
Posted: Sun, Aug 25 10:16 AM ET (1416 GMT)
Blue Origin reportedly suffered two recent mishaps involving upper stages for its New Glenn launch vehicle. In one incident, an upper stage crumpled when it...

JUICE completes Earth-Moon flyby
Posted: Sat, Aug 24 12:17 PM ET (1617 GMT)
ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission has completed a dual flyby of the Earth and Moon. The spacecraft passed about 750 kilometers above...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Aug 24 12:12 PM ET (1612 GMT)
SpaceX used a Starlink launch to break in a new Falcon 9 booster. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 9:...



news in brief
NASA delays Artemis 2 and 3 missions again
Posted: Sat, Dec 7 10:23 AM ET (1523 GMT)

Vega C returns to flight with Sentinel-1C launch
Posted: Sat, Dec 7 10:12 AM ET (1512 GMT)

Trump nominates Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
Posted: Sat, Dec 7 10:07 AM ET (1507 GMT)

news links
Sunday, December 8
Why Are We So Obsessed With the Moon?
New York Times — 6:35 am ET (1135 GMT)
Italy Begins Development of Nuclear Reactor for Lunar Settlements
European Spaceflight — 6:29 am ET (1129 GMT)


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