Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites and rideshare payloads
Posted: Fri, May 21 4:48 PM ET (2048 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites and two rideshare payloads Saturday. The Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 6:56...

Rocket Lab Electron launch fails
Posted: Fri, May 21 4:46 PM ET (2046 GMT)
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket failed to reach orbit Saturday, the second failure in less than a year for the small launch vehicle. The Electron...

Chinese rover lands on Mars
Posted: Fri, May 21 4:43 PM ET (2043 GMT)
China's Zhurong rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars May 14. The lander safely made it to the surface in the Utopia Planitia...

Senate bill would direct NASA to pick second lunar lander provider
Posted: Sat, May 15 10:11 AM ET (1411 GMT)
An amendment to a Senate bill approved by a committee Wednesday would direct NASA to select a second Human Landing System (HLS) company. The Senate...

Virgin Galactic says airplane issue may delay SpaceShipTwo test flights
Posted: Sat, May 15 10:07 AM ET (1407 GMT)
Virgin Galactic said a potential issue with the aircraft used to carry its SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane could delay the resumption of test flights. In an...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, May 15 10:02 AM ET (1402 GMT)
SpaceX set a booster reuse record with the launch of another group of Starlink satellites Sunday. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida,...

Long March 5B stage falls into Indian Ocean
Posted: Sat, May 15 9:56 AM ET (1356 GMT)
The core stage of a Chinese rocket reentered May 8, falling into the Indian Ocean. The Long March 5B stage, left in orbit after a...

China launches imaging satellites
Posted: Sat, May 15 9:53 AM ET (1353 GMT)
China launched a set of imaging satellites May 6. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 2:11...

Starship completes suborbital test flight
Posted: Sat, May 8 11:28 AM ET (1528 GMT)
A SpaceX Starship prototype successfully completed a short test flight Wednesday. The Starship SN15 vehicle took off from the company's Boca Chica, Texas, test...

Blue Origin to auction off New Shepard seat
Posted: Sat, May 8 11:22 AM ET (1522 GMT)
Blue Origin will fly people on its New Shepard suborbital vehicle for the first time in July, and is auctioning off a seat on that...