Virgin Galactic again delays SpaceShipTwo flights
Posted: Fri, Feb 26 10:08 AM ET (1508 GMT)
Virgin Galactic won't start regularly flying space tourists until early next year because of delays in its test program. The company said Thursday that...

China launches ocean reconnaissance satellites
Posted: Fri, Feb 26 10:05 AM ET (1505 GMT)
China launched a trio of ocean reconnaissance satellites Wednesday. The Long March 4C lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 9:22 pm EST...

NASA postpones second Green Run test
Posted: Fri, Feb 26 10:01 AM ET (1501 GMT)
NASA announced Monday it is postponing a second static-fire test of the Space Launch System core stage that had been scheduled for this week....

Cygnus cargo spacecraft launched to ISS
Posted: Fri, Feb 26 9:59 AM ET (1459 GMT)
A Cygnus cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station Monday after its launch Saturday. A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket lifted off at 12:36...

Perseverance lands on Mars
Posted: Fri, Feb 19 6:59 PM ET (2359 GMT)
NASA's Perseverance rover successfully landed on Mars Thursday. Signals confirming a safe touchdown of the rover in Jezero Crater, Mars, arrived at the Jet...

Raytheon to challenge Lockheed acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne
Posted: Fri, Feb 19 6:53 PM ET (2353 GMT)
Raytheon says it will challenge Lockheed Martin's acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne. Raytheon CEO Gregory Hayes said at an investor conference Wednesday that his company...

SpaceX raises $850 million
Posted: Fri, Feb 19 6:53 PM ET (2353 GMT)
SpaceX has reportedly raised a new round of $850 million, valuing the company at $74 billion. The round, closed last week, valued the company at $...

Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites; booster landing fails
Posted: Fri, Feb 19 6:50 PM ET (2350 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched another set of Starlink satellites Monday, but the first stage failed to land for the first time in nearly a year....

Russia launches Progress cargo spacecraft
Posted: Fri, Feb 19 6:48 PM ET (2348 GMT)
Russia launched a Progress cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station Sunday night. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off at 11:45 p.m....

Falcon Heavy to launch first Gateway elements
Posted: Sun, Feb 14 9:52 AM ET (1452 GMT)
A Falcon Heavy will launch the first modules of the lunar Gateway. NASA said Tuesday it awarded a contract to SpaceX for the Falcon Heavy...