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SpaceX halts launch of US GPS III satellite in its first national security mission
•The GPS III launch mission is SpaceX’s first national security mission for the United States.
Five back-to-back satellite launches starting today close 2018's rocket roster
Tech2 News Staff •Satellite launches by SpaceX, Arianespace, United Launch Alliance and ISRO all are on the cards.
NASA to soon announce names of the astronauts assigned to Boeing, SpaceX flights
Ians •NASA had partnered with Boeing and SpaceX to develop the Starliner spacecraft to launch atop a ULA Atlas V rocket.
NASA's Mars InSight Spacecraft to liftoff on 5 May from California: Here's how to watch it live
Tech2 News Staff •United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Atlas V rocket has been tasked to carry the InSight spacecraft from the Vandenberg Air Force Base at 4:05 AM (PT) on 5 May.
Blue Origin conducts first ever hot-fire test with Blue Engine 4; plans to use it on the New Glenn heavy-lift rocket
Tech2 News Staff •Blue Origin, founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was initially focused on making a small, suborbital rockets called New Shepard.
Bigelow Aerospace is planning to send an expandable habitat around the Moon
Ians •Bigelow Aerospace entered into an agreement with United Launch Alliance (ULA), to launch the expandable module B330 on ULA's Vulcan launch vehicle.
NASA successfully places next generation tracking and data relay satellite TDRS-M into orbit
Ians •NASA said it will conduct additional tests before putting the Boeing-made TDRS-M into service early next year.
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch with the Intelsat 35e satellite on board delayed by last second glitch
Tech2 News Staff •A last-second computer glitch stopped the launch of an Intelsat satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9.
SpaceX defeats Lockheed Martin and Boeing partnership, United Launch Alliance for US GPS contract
Fp Archives •The contract, worth $96.5 million, is the second GPS satellite launch contract awarded by the Air Force to Musk's rocket company, known as SpaceX.
Space launch accident recovery takes 9 to 12 months says ULA chief
Fp Archives •If history is any guide, Elon Musk's SpaceX could be grounded for nine to 12 months while it investigates the cause of last week's launch pad accident and makes any repairs, according to the chief executive of SpaceX's primary U.S. competitor on Thursday.