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Crew-9 returns from ISS
Posted: Sun, Mar 23 9:49 AM ET (1349 GMT)
A Crew Dragon returned four people from the International Space Station Tuesday, including two who were on the station far longer than originally planned. The...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Mar 23 9:42 AM ET (1342 GMT)
SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites Tuesday afternoon. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 3:57 p.m. Eastern and placed...

Manufacturing defect blamed for lost nozzle on second Vulcan launch
Posted: Sun, Mar 16 3:21 PM ET (1921 GMT)
United Launch Alliance has found and corrected a manufacturing defect that caused a solid rocket motor nozzle to fall off on a Vulcan launch last...

Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Mar 16 3:19 PM ET (1919 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched a set of Starlink satellites late Wednesday. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 10:35 pm EDT (0235...

Rocket Lab buys laser communications company Mynaric
Posted: Sun, Mar 16 3:17 PM ET (1917 GMT)
Rocket Lab is buying German optical communications terminal supplier Mynaric after that company went into restructuring. Rocket Lab said it will buy a majority stake...

Falcon 9 launches NASA space science missions
Posted: Sun, Mar 16 3:15 PM ET (1915 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched two NASA science missions Tuesday night. The rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 11:10 pm...

China launches megaconstellation satellites
Posted: Sun, Mar 16 3:13 PM ET (1913 GMT)
China launched a set of megaconstellation satellites Tuesday. A Long March 8 rocket lifted off at 12:38 pm EDT (1638 GMT) frmom the Hainan...

Rocket Lab maintains 2025 target for first Neutron launch
Posted: Sat, Mar 1 11:32 AM ET (1632 GMT)
Rocket Lab says it is still on track for a first launch of its Neutron rocket this year after a report claimed the program was...

Progress launched to ISS
Posted: Sat, Mar 1 11:23 AM ET (1623 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft launched Thursday to the International Space Station. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 4:24...

Falcon 9 launches IM-2 lunar lander
Posted: Sat, Mar 1 11:20 AM ET (1620 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched a commercial lunar lander and three rideshare payloads Wednesday evening. The rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 7:...



news in brief
Shenzhou-20 launches to Tiangong space station
Posted: Sun, Apr 27 10:25 AM ET (1425 GMT)

Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Apr 27 10:20 AM ET (1420 GMT)

Northwood Space raises $30 million
Posted: Sun, Apr 27 10:16 AM ET (1416 GMT)

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