Rocket Lab conducts first Electron launch from Virginia
Posted: Sun, Jan 29 9:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)
Rocket Lab conducted its first Electron launch from the United States Tuesday, placing three HawkEye 360 satellites into orbit. The Electron lifted off from the...

NASA and DARPA to collaborate on nuclear thermal propulsion project
Posted: Sun, Jan 29 9:56 AM ET (1456 GMT)
NASA and DARPA will cooperate on a program to demonstrate a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) system in space. The agencies announced Tuesday that NASA will...

SpaceX conducts Starship fueling test
Posted: Sat, Jan 28 10:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)
SpaceX performed a fueling test of its Starship launch vehicle Monday. During the test, SpaceX loaded the Starship upper stage and Super Heavy booster with...

Astronauts conduct spacewalk to prepare for solar array installation
Posted: Sat, Jan 28 9:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)
Two astronauts spent more than seven hours outside the International Space Station Jan. 20 to continue work upgrading the station's solar arrays. NASA's...

Canadian government to establish launch licensing framework
Posted: Sat, Jan 28 9:57 AM ET (1457 GMT)
The Canadian government announced plans to set up a regulatory framework to enable commercial launches from the country. In a two-phase approach, Transport Canada...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Jan 28 9:56 AM ET (1456 GMT)
SpaceX conducted its first Starlink launch of the year Jan. 19. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 10:...

Falcon 9 launches GPS satellite
Posted: Sat, Jan 28 9:55 AM ET (1455 GMT)
SpaceX launched a GPS satellite Jan. 18. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 7:24 am EST (1224 GMT) carrying the GPS...

Falcon Heavy launches Space Force mission
Posted: Sat, Jan 21 11:22 AM ET (1622 GMT)
A Falcon Heavy launched the first US Space Force mission of the year Sunday evening. The Falcon Heavy lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center...

China launches 14 payloads on smallsat rideshare
Posted: Sat, Jan 21 11:17 AM ET (1617 GMT)
China launched 14 payloads on a smallsat rideshare mission late Jan. 14. The Long March 2D lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at...

US and Japan sign space cooperation agreement
Posted: Sat, Jan 21 11:16 AM ET (1616 GMT)
The United States and Japan signed a agreement establishing a framework for future cooperation in space exploration. At a ceremony Jan. 13 at NASA Headquarters...