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US and UK militaries conduct coordinated satellite maneuvers
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)
The United States and United Kingdom militaries have conducted their first coordinated satellite maneuvers. US Space Command said Thursday the maneuvers with the United Kingdom...

Blue Origin retires a New Shepard capsule after payload flight
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)
Blue Origin is retiring a New Shepard capsule after a 12th flight on Thursday. The New Shepard vehicle lifted off at 9:00 am EDT (...

Astra planning first Rocket 4 launch in mid-2026
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)
Astra is targeting the summer of next year for the first launch of its Rocket 4 vehicle. Astra CEO Chris Kemp said Wednesday at World...

Cygnus spacecraft arrives at ISS after one-day delay
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
A Cygnus cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station Thursday morning after a one-day delay. The station’s robotic arm grappled the NG-...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:18 AM ET (1218 GMT)
SpaceX launched more Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Thursday morning. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:30 am EDT (...

Apex becomes billion-dollar company with $200 million Series D round
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 4:09 AM ET (0809 GMT)
Satellite manufacturer Apex has raised $200 million, vaulting the company’s valuation to more than $1 billion. The company announced Friday a Series D round...

SpaceX launches Indonesia communications satellite
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 4:07 AM ET (0807 GMT)
It took four tries, but a Falcon 9 finally launched an Indonesian communications satellite Thursday night. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida,...

Soyuz launches Progress cargo spacecraft to ISS
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 4:06 AM ET (0806 GMT)
Russia launched a Progress cargo spacecraft Thursday. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 11:54 am EDT (1554 GMT),...

Falcon 9 launches first SDA Transport Layer Tranche 1 satellites
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 4:04 AM ET (0804 GMT)
The Space Development Agency launched the first satellites for a communications constellation Thursday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California...

NASA announces discovery of a potential biosignature of past life on Mars
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 4:02 AM ET (0802 GMT)
NASA officials said a Mars rock sampled by the Perseverance rover offers the best evidence yet of past life on Mars, even as plans to...



news in brief
NASA revises Artemis mission plans, cancels SLS upgrades
Posted: Sun, Mar 1 12:09 PM ET (1709 GMT)

Rocket Lab delays first Neutron launch
Posted: Sun, Mar 1 12:03 PM ET (1703 GMT)

Chinese astronaut to spend year in space
Posted: Sun, Mar 1 12:01 PM ET (1701 GMT)

news links
Saturday, March 7
Meet ESA’s newest female leadership
ESA — 9:01 am ET (1401 GMT)
Blue Origin expanding its Space Coast footprint
Spectrum News — 8:57 am ET (1357 GMT)
NASA selects ULA's Centaur 5 for Artemis 4 mission
WZDX-TV Huntsville, AL — 8:57 am ET (1357 GMT)


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