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Firefly Aerospace says that its Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander mission has ended as expected, completing all its objectives. The post Firefly Aerospace wraps up successful Blue Ghost 1 mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

On Mar. 27, SpaceNews will host a panel discussion with experts from industry and the national security community to explore how space-based tracking technology is evolving, what advances are on the horizon, and how the Pentagon and Congress can ensure the U.S. military stays ahead of the threat. The post Webinar: Tracking Hypersonic Missiles appeared

HELSINKI — Chinese commercial launch company Galactic Energy successfully sent eight satellites into orbit early Monday with its light-lift Ceres-1 rocket. The Ceres-1 solid rocket lifted off at 4:07 a.m. […] The post Ceres-1 rocket launches 8 Chinese commercial satellites appeared first on SpaceNews.

“We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars.”  These words from President Donald J. Trump’s inaugural […] The post Apollo left footprints — Mars must leave a legacy appeared first on SpaceNews.

NASA has received an extension to a White House directive to develop a plan for cutting the agency’s workforce, saying its current workforce has been too busy. The post NASA gets extension to submit layoff plans appeared first on SpaceNews.

German startup constellr released first-light imagery from the initial satellite in its thermal-imaging constellation. The post Constellr releases first-light imagery of Tokyo appeared first on SpaceNews.

The new legislative push comes just months after Congress approved the Space Force Personnel Management Act, which eliminated the traditional distinction between active duty, Reserve, and Guard units. The post Space National Guard debate reignited with bipartisan legislation appeared first on SpaceNews.

A Crew Dragon spacecraft with four people on board docked with the International Space Station March 16, setting up the departure of an existing station crew in the coming days. The post Crew-10 arrives at space station appeared first on SpaceNews.

Among the 74 payloads on SpaceX’s Transporter-13 mission was a technology demonstrator from the National Reconnaissance Office The post Intelligence and dual-use commercial satellites launch on Transporter-13 appeared first on SpaceNews.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched more than 70 payloads in the latest in its series of dedicated rideshare missions that have reshaped the smallsat industry. The post SpaceX launches Transporter-13 rideshare mission appeared first on SpaceNews.