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Shenzhou-19 launched to Tiangong
Posted: Sun, Nov 3 9:56 AM ET (1456 GMT)
A new Chinese crew has arrived at the Tiangong space station. A Long March 2F rocket lifted off at 4:27 pm EDT (2027 GMT)...

NASA identifies root cause of Orion heat shield issue
Posted: Sun, Nov 3 9:54 AM ET (1454 GMT)
NASA says it now understands why the heat shield on the Orion spacecraft eroded more than expected on the Artemis 1 mission, but won't...

Crew-8 astronaut hospitalized after splashdown
Posted: Sat, Oct 26 8:09 AM ET (1209 GMT)
An astronaut on a Crew Dragon spacecraft was hospitalized after the spacecraft returned to Earth Friday to complete a record-setting mission. The Crew Dragon...

SpaceX launches NRO satellites
Posted: Sat, Oct 26 8:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of satellites Thursday for an NRO constellation. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 1:13 pm...

Northrop Grumman wins $1.8 billion extension to mission warning satellite contract
Posted: Sat, Oct 26 8:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
The US Space Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $1.8 billion contract extension to begin production of two advanced early-warning satellites. These satellites are...

Millennium Space to build six more MEO missile tracking satellites
Posted: Sat, Oct 26 8:03 AM ET (1203 GMT)
Millennium Space Systems won a $386 million Space Force contract for six missile-warning satellites that will operate in medium Earth orbit (MEO). The contract...

Boeing takes $250 million in additional losses on Starliner
Posted: Sat, Oct 26 8:02 AM ET (1202 GMT)
Boeing is taking another $250 million in losses on Starliner. The company disclosed the new charge in its fiscal third quarter financial results released Wednesday,...

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...



news in brief
AST SpaceMobile raises $400 million
Posted: Sat, Jan 25 10:18 AM ET (1518 GMT)

China launches classified satellite
Posted: Sat, Jan 25 10:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)

China launches megaconstellation satellites
Posted: Sat, Jan 25 10:14 AM ET (1514 GMT)

news links
Wednesday, January 29
Space Force opens ‘Space Campus’ in Middle East
Washington Examiner — 6:06 am ET (1106 GMT)
Alicia Brown Joins Commercial Space Federation as Executive Director
Commercial Space Federation — 5:59 am ET (1059 GMT)


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