Japanese government establishes fund for space startups
Posted: Sun, Mar 25 10:42 AM ET (1442 GMT)
The Japanese government will establish a fund of nearly $1 billion to support space startups. The fund, supported by the government and other organizations, would...

China launches reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Sun, Mar 25 10:39 AM ET (1439 GMT)
China launched an Earth-imaging satellite March 17. A Long March 2D lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 3:10 am EDT (...

ULA and SpaceX split Air Force launch awards
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 12:07 PM ET (1607 GMT)
The US Air Force split a set of new launch contracts between SpaceX and United Launch Alliance. The Air Force announced Wednesday it was awarding...

DigitalGlobe selects SpaceX to launch Legion satellite constellation
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 12:03 PM ET (1603 GMT)
DigitalGlobe has selected SpaceX to launch the first phase of its Legion satellite imaging constellation. DigitalGlobe announced Wednesday that the initial block of the multi-...

British commercial space bill becomes law
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:50 AM ET (1550 GMT)
A British commercial space bill has become law. The Space Industry Bill received Royal Assent Thursday after winning passage in Parliament. The bill creates a...

Spaceflight raises $150 million for BlackSky constellation
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:47 AM ET (1547 GMT)
Spaceflight Industries announced Tuesday it has raised $150 million to fund development of its BlackSky constellation. Spaceflight said that Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio would...

President Trump backs concept of "Space Force"
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:22 AM ET (1522 GMT)
President Trump appeared to support the formation of a "space force" in a speech Tuesday, a concept his administration has previously opposed. Speaking at a...

Stephen Hawking passes away
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
Stephen Hawking, the famous physicist who explained black holes and later became a space exploration advocate, has died. Hawking passed away early Wednesday at his...

NASA acting administrator to retire
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:20 AM ET (1520 GMT)
Robert Lightfoot, NASA's acting administrator for more than a year, will retire at the end of April. Lightfoot announced his retirement plans Monday, saying...

Startup accused of launching satellites without FCC authorization
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:19 AM ET (1519 GMT)
A small startup is in trouble with the FCC after launching four picosatellites without authorization. Swarm Technologies, a company still in stealth mode, flew the...