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• NASA’s IXPE mission marks another win in SpaceX’s contract column

  Patrick AttwellJuly 9th, 2019

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- SpaceX keeps racking up contractual wins. The most recent to be announced was for a NASA mission, one that serves to demonstrate that the company's 74 Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy flights - has not gone unnoticed.

• Meteoric – Roscosmos launches satellite to observe

  Steve HammerJuly 5th, 2019

  Meteors normally crash to Earth, but the Meteor-M No. 2-2 satellite did the exact opposite when it soared away from Earth and on its way to Sun-synchronous orbit.

• Night time is the right time for SpaceX STP-2 mission

  Jason RhianJune 25th, 2019

  SpaceX's Falcon Heavy is starting to become a frequent flyer of Florida's skies, with the rocket's third flight checking off several "firsts."

• Battery failure delays Atlas V launch until July

  Jason RhianJune 23rd, 2019

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket with the fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-5) satellite for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center will have to wait a little longer before taking flight.

• Successful static fire clears way for launch of third Falcon Heavy flight

  Curt GodwinJune 21st, 2019

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Clearing one of the last hurdles before the flight of the Space Test Program 2 (STP-2) mission early next week, SpaceX is preparing for the first night launch of a Falcon Heavy rocket.

• Under increasing pressure from SpaceX, Arianespace launches telecommunications satellites

  Jason RhianJune 20th, 2019

  KOUROU, French Guiana -- Arianespace conducted its fifth flight of  2019 when it launched an Ariane 5 ECA rocket and its payload of two communications satellites at 6:41 p.m. local time from Guiana Space Centre's ELA-3 launch site.  Today's launch comes at a time when the company is facing increasing pressure from SpaceX.

• If it’s Boeing (space) – it’s going to Florida

  Jason RhianJune 19th, 2019

  TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- After the end of the Shuttle Program it appeared space operations at the Cape might be on the downturn. Appearances can be deceiving however. Boeing, the largest aerospace company in the world - is moving some of its operations to the Sunshine State.

• USAF provided with software upgrade for GPS III

  Jason RhianJune 15th, 2019

  Five months after being awarded the GPS Control Segment Sustainment II (GCS II) contract, Lockheed Martin has started delivering on that contract.

• Going back to Cali! SpaceX launches RADARSAT for Canadian Space Agency

  Jason RhianJune 12th, 2019

  LOMPOC, Calif. -- SpaceX successfully completed the company's second launch of 2019 from Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Launch Complex 4 East in California. Today's flight continues pushing the company's busy 2019 flight manifest.

• Huh? Trump says NASA should stop talking about the Moon

  Derek RichardsonJune 7th, 2019

  For 18 months, NASA has been focused on returning humans to the Moon under Space Policy Directive 1—signed by President Trump. Is he changing course?

• Booster core for historic CFT mission arrives in Florida

  Mike HowardJune 6th, 2019

  The booster core for a ULA Atlas V rocket, one tasked with a historic mission, emerged from the Delta Mariner transport ship after a voyage from the company's processing facilities located in Decatur, Alabama.

• Scientists, SpaceX debate Starlink satellites’ impact on night sky

  Laurel KornfeldJune 4th, 2019

  SpaceX's launch its first 60 Starlink satellites is generating controversy about their potential impact on night sky observation and radio astronomy.

• NASA selects companies for commercial Moon landing services

  Derek RichardsonJune 3rd, 2019

  The first commercial Moon landing missions under NASA’s Artemis program have been announced as precursors to human missions by 2024.

• Insulation applied to final SRB segment for Artemis 2 mission

  Collin SkocikJune 1st, 2019

  NASA’s return to the Moon has taken another step forward with technicians applying insulation to the final booster segment for the second flight of the SLS.

• Anomaly occurs during OmegA first stage static fire test

  Derek RichardsonMay 30th, 2019

  During the first static fire test for Northrop Grumman's OmegA first stage, debris could be seen coming away from the nozzle section of the booster.

• Stacking underway for next Atlas V launch

  Derek RichardsonMay 28th, 2019

  United Launch Alliance has begun assembling the Atlas V rocket that will be used to orbit the U.S. Air Force’s next advanced communications satellite.

• SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites

  Derek RichardsonMay 24th, 2019

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX made history again by launching the first 60 satellites of its Starlink satellite internet mega constellation.

• Lunar Gateway contract adds ‘power’ to Artemis program

  Derek RichardsonMay 23rd, 2019

  NASA awarded Maxar Technologies a contract for the first piece of the Lunar Gateway, which is designed to be a staging point for Moon-bound astronauts.

• India’s PSLV places RISAT-2B into orbit

  Derek RichardsonMay 22nd, 2019

  Launching its third rocket of 2019, the India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) sent the RISAT-2B spacecraft into low Earth orbit on May 22, which should provide Earth-imagining services to

• Want to send you name to Mars? Now’s your chance

  Jason RhianMay 22nd, 2019

  NASA is inviting individuals to submit their names to be etched onto a chip that will fly aboard its next Mars rover, slated to launch in 2020.