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Falcon 9 sets booster turnaround record with NRO launch
Posted: Sun, Mar 23 9:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)
A Falcon 9 set a booster turnaround record with the launch of an NRO mission. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base...

NASA and Boeing studying options for next Starliner test flight
Posted: Sun, Mar 23 9:57 AM ET (1357 GMT)
NASA says it is working with Boeing on options for another Starliner test flight. At a briefing after the end of the Crew-9 mission...

New survey raises questions about constancy of dark energy
Posted: Sun, Mar 23 9:53 AM ET (1353 GMT)
Data from another survey has raised new questions about dark energy. Results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) gathered over three years of observations...

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...



news in brief
Artemis 2 astronauts arrive in Florida for launch
Posted: Sat, Mar 28 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)

ispace revamps lunar lander plans
Posted: Sat, Mar 28 11:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)

Xona Space Systems raises $170 million
Posted: Sat, Mar 28 10:53 AM ET (1453 GMT)

news links
Thursday, April 2
Starlink gains just 3,500 users after 8 months in Bangladesh
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) — 5:41 am ET (0941 GMT)
On Victory Lap, USSF Chief Charts Service’s Course
Aviation Week — 5:38 am ET (0938 GMT)
One Year In, Work on Space Force Partners Strategy Just Beginning
National Defense Magazine — 5:37 am ET (0937 GMT)


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