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- Whitesides steps down from Virgin Galactic
- Space Force sounding rocket launches experiment to study Earth’s ionosphere
- NASA hikes prices for commercial ISS users
- DoD space agency to award multiple contracts for up to 150 satellites
- S. Korea’s Kencoa Aerospace expands space business in U.S. with new capital
- SpaceX sticks 75th Falcon rocket landing after launching 60 more Starlink satellites
- Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites, lands booster
- Live coverage: SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites
- SpaceX launches and lands Starship prototype, which later explodes
- Biden’s first strategic guidance sets broad national security priorities
- VIPER lunar rover mission cost increases
- Launch companies, range teams reassessing Cape Canaveral weather rules
- Delayed Indonesian broadband satellite SATRIA fully funded
- Foust Forward | Will Jeff Bezos kick-start Blue Origin? Does he need to?
- SpaceX nails Starship landing, but rocket explodes minutes later
- Raymond: Space Force ‘not a political issue’
- China to develop two super-heavy launchers for moon missions
- Eastern Range looks for ways to support additional launches
- Australian startup develops quantum sensors for space applications
- Boeing’s next Starliner test flight delayed after SpaceX crew rotation
- KVH Industries posts buoyant revenues on jam-proof battlefield navigation demand
- NGA warns U.S. lead in geospatial intelligence is being challenged
- Vega C, a new generation launcher
- Rocket Lab says SPAC deal will accelerate development of Neutron rocket
- Falling foam insulation caused Chinese commercial rocket failure
- Crew-2 on schedule for April launch while next Starliner flight delayed
- Engine shutdown led to failed Falcon 9 booster landing
- Op-ed | DoD weather capabilities have lagged; Space Force can turn that around
- Component fatigue caused early shutdown of Merlin engine on last SpaceX launch
- Spire Global joins rush to public markets with $1.6 billion SPAC deal
- SpaceX wins Air Force manufacturing research contract for hypersonic vehicle thermal shields
- Space Development Agency experiment to fly on Northrop Grumman’s capsule to space station
- Op-ed | Representing the private astronaut is a new step for human spaceflight — and for space lawyers
- Astra’s 100-year plan: Q&A with CEO Chris Kemp
- Veteran journalist Jason Rainbow joins SpaceNews
- Hanwha Aerospace bets big on space business
- Rocket Lab to go public through SPAC merger and develop medium-lift rocket
- Parker Solar Probe pulls back the veil on Venus’s night side
- Live coverage: SpaceX delays Falcon 9 launch to Thursday morning
- Astronauts complete spacewalk to prep for station power system upgrades
- Indian PSLV rocket launches Brazilian Amazonia-1 satellite
- Russia launches Arctic weather satellite
- Indian rocket launches Brazilian satellite to track Amazon deforestation
- Live coverage: Soyuz rocket launches with polar weather satellite
- Live coverage: Indian PSLV lifts off with 19 satellites
- Russian satellite for polar weather forecasting ready for launch Sunday
- Astra, Rocket Lab win launch contracts
- Another trio of Chinese military satellites successfully deployed
- Indian rocket set for liftoff with Brazilian satellite
- Lockheed Martin to upgrade GPS satellites for in-orbit servicing
- Automaker Geely gains approval for satellites for self-driving constellation
- Nicole Robinson named president of Ursa Space Systems
- NASA and Roscosmos leaders speak as plans finalized for flying astronaut on upcoming Soyuz flight
- Report: Space weapons are a fact of life, but there are many ways to counter them
- Virgin Galactic further delays SpaceShipTwo test flights
- SpaceX says “heat damage” caused landing failure on recent Falcon 9 mission
- Photos: Antares rocket blasts off from Eastern Shore of Virginia
- Orbex commissions 3D printer capable of producing 35+ rocket engines a year
- Maxar remains focused on multiyear diversification strategy
- Space Force sees itself as a startup trying to launch a new product
- Stoke raises seed round to work on fully reusable rockets
- Book excerpt | Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
- South Korea to spend $553 million on space projects in 2021
- Blue Origin delays first launch of New Glenn to late 2022
- Iceye releases images from latest SAR satellites
- NASA says maintaining competition a priority for lunar lander procurement
- DoD focus on climate could shape future investments in weather satellites
- Stuck propulsion valve delays second SLS test-firing
- U.S. to support international effort to set rules of behavior in space
- Inmarsat hires Nokia executive as new CEO
- ClimaCell to launch dozens of radar satellites to improve forecasts
- SpaceX raises $850 million in latest round
- DARPA orders six satellites from Blue Canyon Technologies for Blackjack program
- China launches trio of Yaogan-31 ocean reconnaissance satellites
- Falcon 9 rocket test-fired on pad 39A for next Starlink launch (members only)
- White House not making near-term plans to nominate a NASA administrator
- Watch live as SpaceX readies a Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A
- EchoStar reports Jupiter-3 delay and nanosatellite failures
- Lawmakers call for open dialogue on Chinese, Russian advances in space and nuclear weapons
- Cancer survivor named to SpaceX flight promoting St. Jude hospital
- SpaceX blames failed Falcon 9 booster landing on heat damage
- Op-ed | Why the National Space Council matters
- Space Force awards engineering contract for certification of ULA’s Vulcan rocket
- Former Capella Space and Planet executive joins Hydrosat
- Orbit Fab and Benchmark Space Systems to partner on in-space refueling technologies
- Redwire acquires Deployable Space Systems
- L3Harris gets $137 million contract for GPS digital payloads
- India revises Gaganyaan human spaceflight plan, delays Chandrayaan-3
- NASA releases video of Perseverance landing
- NASA postpones second SLS Green Run test
- NASA releases first-of-its-kind high-definition video of Mars rover landing
- Toast-shaped ThinSats attract educational and government customers
- Pentagon chief Austin stands behind Air Force amid probe of Space Command basing decision
- To defend the high frontier, Space Force wants digitally minded troops
- General Atomics selects Firefly to launch NASA Earth science instrument
- Northrop Grumman supply carrier delivers to International Space Station
- Safety panel recommends NASA develops strategy for workforce and infrastructure
- Antares rocket launches heavy cargo load to International Space Station
- Northrop Grumman launches Cygnus cargo spacecraft to space station
- Launch of Starliner test flight slips to no earlier April 2
- Photos: Sun rises on Antares rocket at Wallops Island
- Antares launch timeline on the NG-15 mission
- Live coverage: Space Station cargo mission arrives at destination
- First images of Mars rover landing just a taste of what’s to come
- Pentagon inspector general to investigate decision to move U.S. Space Command to Alabama
- Antares rocket loaded with time-sensitive cargo for launch to space station Saturday
- NASA sees “reasonable chance” of first SLS launch this year
- NOAA expands purchase of commercial radio occultation data for weather models
- Landspace closes in on orbital launch with liquid methane rocket
- Perseverance landing wins broad political praise
- NASA rover reaches Mars on mission in search for signs of past life
- Quebec invests in Telesat Lightspeed constellation
- U.S. Space Command to recommend investments in space infrastructure
- Perseverance lands on Mars
- Morpheus opens U.S. office and names chief revenue officer
- Satellite imagery and data firm BlackSky to go public in latest SPAC deal
- China assembling rocket to launch first space station module
- Helicopter and other technology demos hitch a ride on Mars 2020
- The multi-decade challenge of Mars Sample Return
- Report calls for revamped cost-conscious vision for Mars exploration
- Live coverage: NASA set to release new video from Perseverance rover
- Starliner test flight slips to early April
- Scientists look ahead to the search for past Martian life with Perseverance
- Is There a Satellite Inside?
- Op-ed | Space initiatives in Africa offer a canvas of opportunity
- What to expect during Perseverance’s landing on Mars
- Mars rover ready for riskiest part of $2.7 billion mission
- Raytheon to challenge Lockheed Martin’s acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne
- NASA delays launch of planetary defense mission
- BAE Systems positioning for growth in military GPS following Collins acquisition
- NASA’s China exclusion could mean missed opportunity for Mars InSight
- Russia, China to sign agreement on international lunar research station
- Progress freighter docks with space station to help discard Russian module
- Mars 2020 on track for landing
- Next SpaceX launch postponed
- Perseverance Mars rover on course for landing Thursday
- LinQuest wins $200 million contract for Space Operations Command support services
- Sen. Angus King to chair subcommittee that oversees DoD space programs
- ‘Parastronaut’ sought as ESA recruits its first new astronauts in more than a decade
- Northrop Grumman clears first design review of next-generation ICBM
- Axiom Space raises $130 million
- ABL Space Systems signs customer for first launch
- Frontier Aerospace wins second propulsion contract from Astrobotic
- Contest for Crew Dragon seat well short of fundraising goal
- SpaceX successfully deploys 60 Starlink satellites, but loses booster on descent
- SpaceX launches Starlink satellites, but booster landing fails
- Watch a live view of the Falcon 9’s launch pad at Cape Canaveral (members only)
- SpaceX planning launch of two Falcon Heavy missions in summer and fall
- U.S. Army satellite to bring imagery directly to troops on the ground
- Spectacular video released from China’s first Mars mission
- Russia launches cargo ship heading for International Space Station
- Intelsat reveals plan to reorganize and trim debt
- Live coverage: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
- Photos: Falcon 9 test-fired before Starlink launch
- ULA delivers Vulcan test article to Cape Canaveral for ‘pathfinder’ operations
- SpaceX gearing up for two more Starlink missions within days
- Despite its small size, Space Force plans to have its voice heard in the Pentagon
- Russian space station cargo freighter moved to launch pad in Kazakhstan
- Report recommends NASA accelerate space nuclear propulsion development
- Industry questions U.S. government support for commercial remote sensing
- NASA seeking astronaut seat on Soyuz launch in April
- DoD space agency launching experiments in preparation for 2022 satellite deployments
- Lynk to soon begin tests of cellular connectivity using first satellite
- NASA decides to launch Europa Clipper on commercial rocket in 2024
- HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 linked to Azure cloud for the Space Station
- NASA to use commercial launch vehicle for Europa Clipper
- Op-ed | Don’t call it a bubble, more investment in space launch is a good thing
- Maxar executive: Smallsat industry deserves credit for pushing innovation
- Biden backs Artemis moon program; watchdog says it’ll cost $86 billion
- Letter | Fostering open architecture and partnership on space-based missile warning
- Virgin Orbit considering moves into adjacent markets
- DoD grapples with how to bring in new space technology to military systems
- Alpha Insights reveals plans for dual-band SAR satellites
- Analytical Space wins $26.4 million to establish optical network
- China’s first Mars mission enters orbit around Red Planet
- China’s Tianwen-1 enters orbit around Mars
- NASA seeks seat on April Soyuz mission to ISS
- NASA selects Falcon Heavy to launch first Gateway elements
- Investors see multiple avenues for space sector exits
- Amazon Web Services sees role as technology enabler for space industry
- Arab world’s first interplanetary spacecraft safely arrives at Mars
- Strong interest for SpaceX smallsat rideshare launch services
- Eutelsat awarded €100m contract for next-gen European navigation overlay service
- SpaceX wins contract to launch first pieces of NASA’s Gateway lunar outpost
- Hope enters orbit around Mars
- Op-ed | Space weather bill will fizzle without funding
- Swarm begins offering commercial satellite data service
- Thales Alenia selected to build Telesat’s broadband constellation
- Live coverage: United Arab Emirates probe arrives in orbit around Mars
- Industry still sees strong demand for smallsat launch services
- Richard Shelby, senator with major influence over NASA, to retire
- Crew Dragon breaks record for longest flight by human-rated U.S. spacecraft
- Former Tomnod CEO joins Spire Global to lead aviation unit
- Photos: Sixty more Starlinks rocket through moonlit sky over Cape Canaveral
- Cloud computing services changing the calculus for space startups
- Satellite imagery is not yet flowing like water from a tap
- Space industry investment continues to grow
- UAE’s Hope orbiter on course for arrival at Mars
- Op-ed | In defense of regulation
- Xenesis adopts revenue-sharing model for optical communications
- Isotropic Systems raises $42 million
- Lockheed Martin selects ABL Space Systems for UK launch
- China launches military satellite toward geostationary orbit
- Russian Soyuz rocket delivers military intelligence-gathering satellite into orbit
- DARPA to survey private sector capabilities to build factories on the moon
- NASA and international partners to study Mars Ice Mapper mission
- White House to realign responsibilities for space policy oversight
- NOAA taps L3Harris for space weather command and control
- Op-ed | The FAA and SpaceX
- Hope prepares to enter orbit around Mars
- Viasat’s strategy evolves with changing market conditions
- SpaceX to launch NASA astrophysics mission
- Firefly wins NASA CLPS lunar lander contract
- No SpaceX doubleheader for now, but range is ready for two launches in a day
- ULA’s Tory Bruno warns of ‘overheated’ space launch market
- After success in 2019, Chinese startup fails on second orbital launch attempt
- Airbus awarded €650 million contract to build three more Orion service modules
- U.S. military space commanders expect broad continuity in DoD space policy
- White House endorses Artemis program
- Democratic senators ask White House to continue Artemis lunar lander program
- SpaceX fires 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit, with more set to launch Friday
- Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites
- Watch a live view of the Falcon 9 launch pad (members only)
- Live coverage: SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites
- NASA creates climate adviser position
- White House: Space Force “absolutely has the full support of the Biden administration”
- Space Force eyes closer ties with civil space: ’It’s good for taxpayers’