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Starship explodes during preparations for static-fire test
Posted: Sun, Jun 22 6:52 AM ET (1052 GMT)
A SpaceX Starship upper stage exploded on a test stand Thursday. The vehicle, known as Ship 36, exploded just after midnight Eastern while on a...

French government leads investment in Eutelsat
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:38 AM ET (1238 GMT)
The French government is leading an investment of more than $1.5 billion into satellite operator Eutelsat. The company said Thursday it planned to raise $...

NASA further delays Ax-4 launch
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:34 AM ET (1234 GMT)
NASA says it needs more time to study an International Space Station air leak before giving the go-ahead for a private astronaut mission. The...

Indian government selects HAL to commercialize SSLV rocket
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:32 AM ET (1232 GMT)
The Indian government has selected a company to take over production and operations of a small launch vehicle. The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation...

Airbus, Leonardo, Thales to decide in July on space business combination
Posted: Sat, Jun 21 8:29 AM ET (1229 GMT)
Three European companies who are studying a combination of their space businesses expect to decide in July whether to proceed. At a press conference Tuesday...

Second ispace lunar lander crashes
Posted: Sat, Jun 7 10:55 AM ET (1455 GMT)
A lunar lander by Japanese company ispace likely crashed during its landing attempt Thursday. Resilience was scheduled to land in the Mare Frigoris region of...

Trump-Musk feud includes threats to SpaceX programs
Posted: Sat, Jun 7 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
A feud between Elon Musk and President Trump Thursday included threats to cancel SpaceX contracts and decommission spacecraft. A series of heated exchanges between the...

Senate seeks to add $10 billion to NASA human spaceflight programs
Posted: Sat, Jun 7 10:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)
The chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee is seeking $10 billion for NASA in a budget reconciliation bill. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released Thursday...

China launches broadband satellites
Posted: Sat, Jun 7 10:43 AM ET (1443 GMT)
China launched the fourth group of satellites for a broadband megaconstellation Thursday. A Long March 6A rocket lifted off at 4:45 pm EDT (2045...

Isaacman links withdrawn NASA nomination to Trump-Musk fallout
Posted: Sat, Jun 7 10:42 AM ET (1442 GMT)
Jared Isaacman says he thinks his nomination to be NASA administrator was pulled because of people in the Trump administration with "axes to grind" about...



news in brief
Crew-11 launches to ISS
Posted: Sun, Aug 3 12:06 PM ET (1606 GMT)

SES sees shift in revenue from video to government services
Posted: Sun, Aug 3 12:05 PM ET (1605 GMT)

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites and classified payloads
Posted: Sun, Aug 3 12:03 PM ET (1603 GMT)

news links
Friday, August 8
Texas-based Firefly Aerospace makes Nasdaq debut
Houston Chronicle — 6:53 am ET (1053 GMT)
Rocket Lab, Kratos Misfire; But Firefly Aerospace Soars In Debut
Investor's Business Daily — 6:53 am ET (1053 GMT)
Space Company Firefly’s Stock Zooms in Wall Street Debut
Wall Street Journal — 6:52 am ET (1052 GMT)
Austin-area's Firefly Aerospace soars in public trading debut
Austin (TX) American-Statesman — 6:51 am ET (1051 GMT)


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