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ULA launches second Vulcan Centaur
Posted: Sat, Oct 5 10:06 AM ET (1406 GMT)
ULA's Vulcan Centaur completed its second flight Friday morning but appeared to suffer a problem with one of its solid rocket boosters (SRBs). The...

NASA selects two astrophysics probe mission concepts for further study
Posted: Sat, Oct 5 10:00 AM ET (1400 GMT)
NASA has selected two concepts for far-infrared and X-ray space telescopes for study. The agency announced Thursday it will award $5 million contracts...

Impulse Space raises $150 million
Posted: Sat, Oct 5 9:59 AM ET (1359 GMT)
In-space transportation company Impulse Space has raised $150 million. The company announced the Series B round Tuesday led by Founders Fund with participation from...

Office of Space Commerce starts space traffic coordination system
Posted: Sat, Oct 5 9:57 AM ET (1357 GMT)
The Office of Space Commerce turned on its space traffic coordination system for a set of beta users Monday. Nine satellite operators will use phase...

Falcon 9 grounded after upper stage deorbit anomaly
Posted: Sat, Oct 5 9:55 AM ET (1355 GMT)
SpaceX has halted launches of its Falcon 9 rocket after an anomaly at the end of its most recent mission Sept. 28. SpaceX said that...

H-2A launches reconnaissance satelite
Posted: Sat, Sep 28 6:58 AM ET (1058 GMT)
Japan launched a reconnaissance satellite on the penultimate flight of the H-2A. The rocket lifted off at 12:41 am EDT (0441 GMT) Thursday...

Blue Origin test-fires New Glenn upper stage
Posted: Sat, Sep 28 6:56 AM ET (1056 GMT)
Blue Origin test-fired the upper stage of its first New Glenn rocket this week. The 15-second firing of the stage's two BE-...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg
Posted: Sat, Sep 28 6:51 AM ET (1051 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites Wednesday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 12:01 am EDT (...

Chinese rocket launches five satellites
Posted: Sat, Sep 28 6:49 AM ET (1049 GMT)
A Chinese commercial rocket launched five satellites Tuesday. The Lijian-1, or Kinetica-1, solid-fuel rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center...

NASA selects Firefly Aerospace to launch NOAA weather satellite
Posted: Sat, Sep 28 6:47 AM ET (1047 GMT)
NASA selected Firefly Aerospace to launch a NOAA satellite. NASA announced Monday that it awarded a task order through its Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated...



news in brief
FAA restricts hours for commercial launches during shutdown
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 9:05 AM ET (1405 GMT)

EchoStar sells more spectrum to SpaceX
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 9:01 AM ET (1401 GMT)

China postpones Shenzhou-20 return on orbital debris concerns
Posted: Sun, Nov 9 8:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)

news links
Thursday, November 13
Firefly Aerospace identifies cause of Alpha test anomaly
NasaSpaceFlight.com — 4:12 am ET (0912 GMT)
Alpha launch expectations lift Firefly despite Q3 losses
Austin (TX) American-Statesman — 4:11 am ET (0911 GMT)
France steps into the space race
Defence24 — 4:06 am ET (0906 GMT)


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