DART impact exceeds expectations
Posted: Fri, Oct 21 7:48 PM ET (2348 GMT)
NASA's DART spacecraft exceeded expectations by changing the orbital period of an asteroid by more than a half-hour. The agency announced Oct. 11...

Epsilon launch fails
Posted: Fri, Oct 21 7:47 PM ET (2347 GMT)
A Japanese Epsilon small launch vehicle failed to reach orbit during a launch Oct. 11 night. The rocket lifted off on schedule at 8:50...

First Vulcan launch slips to 2023
Posted: Sat, Oct 15 11:15 AM ET (1515 GMT)
United Launch Alliance confirmed Monday that the first launch of its Vulcan Centaur rocket will slip to next year. ULA CEO Tory Bruno said Astrobotic,...

Russia launches Glonass satellite
Posted: Sat, Oct 15 11:10 AM ET (1510 GMT)
Russia launched a Glonass navigation satellite Sunday night. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 10:52 pm EDT (0252 GMT...

SpaceX launches two Intelsat satellites
Posted: Sat, Oct 15 11:08 AM ET (1508 GMT)
SpaceX launched a pair of Intelsat communications satellites Oct. 8. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 7:05 pm EDT (2305 GMT)...

China launches navigation, space science satellites
Posted: Sat, Oct 15 11:05 AM ET (1505 GMT)
China launched a pair of satellites from a barge Oct. 8. A Long March 11 rocket launched from the barge in the Yellow Sea at...

Rocket Lab launches tracking satellite
Posted: Sat, Oct 15 11:03 AM ET (1503 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched a satellite Oct. 7 that will collect wildlife tracking and other sensor data. An Electron rocket lifted off the company's New...

Crew Dragon launched to ISS
Posted: Sat, Oct 8 12:40 PM ET (1640 GMT)
A Crew Dragon spacecraft flew to the International Space Station after a launch Wednesday. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 12:00 pm...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Oct 8 12:38 PM ET (1638 GMT)
SpaceX's second launch Wednesday placed another batch of Starlink satellites in orbit. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California...

Atlas 5 launches two SES communications satellites
Posted: Sat, Oct 8 12:36 PM ET (1636 GMT)
An Atlas 5 launched two communications satellites for SES Tuesday. The Atlas 5 531 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 5:36 pm EDT (...