Launches, dockings and an asteroid flyby highlight busy space week

While representatives from NASA, the Space Force and commercial companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin descended on Orlando this past week for the annual SpaceCom conference, there was no shortage of action on launch pads, test sites and 254 miles above the Earth. Here’s a rundown of 15 nuggets of space news for the week: 1. Lit up: SpaceX managed the seventh launch from the Space Coast on ...

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