Long March 6 launches nine satellites
Posted: Sat, May 1 8:42 AM ET (1242 GMT)
A Chinese launch Tuesday included, as one of its payloads, a technology demonstration satellite for asteroid mining. A Long March 6 rocket launched from the...

OneWeb launches 36 satellites
Posted: Thu, Apr 29 10:57 AM ET (1457 GMT)
OneWeb launched another set of 36 satellites Sunday evening as the company accelerates the deployment of its constellation. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off...

Crew-2 docks with ISS
Posted: Thu, Apr 29 10:55 AM ET (1455 GMT)
A Crew Dragon spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Saturday, a day after its launch from Florida.The Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked...

SpaceX launches Crew-2 commercial crew mission
Posted: Fri, Apr 23 6:08 PM ET (2208 GMT)
SpaceX launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft with four astronauts on board this morning, heading toward the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 lifted off at...

Ingenuity makes second flight on Mars
Posted: Fri, Apr 23 6:01 PM ET (2201 GMT)
NASA's Ingenuity made its second successful flight on Mars Thursday. The helicopter flew for 51.9 seconds, going to an altitude of five meters...

Nelson clears Senate confirmation hearing
Posted: Fri, Apr 23 5:57 PM ET (2157 GMT)
Former senator Bill Nelson breezed through a confirmation hearing Wednesday for his nomination to be NASA administrator. Nelson got a warm reception from former colleagues...

Amazon purchases nine Atlas 5 launches
Posted: Fri, Apr 23 5:54 PM ET (2154 GMT)
Amazon purchased nine Atlas 5 vehicles from United Launch Alliance for deploying part of its broadband internet constellation. The launches will be used for placing...

NASA picks SpaceX to develop Artemis lunar lander
Posted: Fri, Apr 23 5:51 PM ET (2151 GMT)
NASA selected SpaceX to develop a lunar lander for the Artemis program. NASA announced Friday it awarded a $2.89 billion contract to SpaceX for...

SNC to spin off space business
Posted: Sun, Apr 18 11:30 AM ET (1530 GMT)
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) plans to spin off its space division into an independent business. The company said its Space Systems division will be transformed...

Astrobotic selects Falcon Heavy to launch NASA lunar rover
Posted: Sun, Apr 18 11:23 AM ET (1523 GMT)
Astrobotic has selected SpaceX's Falcon Heavy to launch a lunar lander mission carrying a NASA rover. Astrobotic announced Tuesday that it signed a contract...