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News Headlines

  • Dept. of the Air Force opens bidding for Space Launch Complex 14 at Vandenberg SFB
    January 6, 2026
  • SpaceX launches first Starlink deployment mission since problem strikes satellite
    January 4, 2026
  • SpaceX opens 2026 with launch of Cosmo-SkyMed Earth observation satellite for Italy
    January 2, 2026
  • Launch pad issue delays again Falcon 9 launch of Italian Earth observation satellite
    December 27, 2025
  • Former ULA president and CEO Tory Bruno joins Blue Origin
    December 26, 2025
  • H3 rocket suffers upper stage anomaly, fails to correctly deploy navigation satellite
    December 22, 2025
  • Tory Bruno steps down as President, CEO of ULA
    December 22, 2025
  • Astronauts, launch teams practice Artemis 2 countdown
    December 21, 2025
  • Space Development Agency awards roughly $3.5 billion to 4 companies for 72 missile tracking and warning satellites
    December 20, 2025
  • Rocket Lab launches 4 novel DiskSat satellites for U.S. Space Force, NASA
    December 18, 2025
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