Relativity retires Terran 1 to focus on Terran R
Posted: Sat, Apr 15 10:45 PM ET (0245 GMT)
Relativity Space said Wednesday it is retiring its Terran 1 rocket after a single launch to focus on its larger Terran R. Terran 1 launched...

Kepler Communications raises $92 million
Posted: Sat, Apr 15 10:40 PM ET (0240 GMT)
Kepler Communications has raised $92 million to develop an optical data relay network. Early-stage investor IA Ventures led the Series C round announced Thursday,...

FCC opens Space Bureau
Posted: Fri, Apr 14 9:40 PM ET (0140 GMT)
The FCC inaugurated its new Space Bureau Tuesday as part of its efforts to modernize regulations. The Space Bureau will be led by Julie Kearney,...

Rocket Lab shifts NASA Electron launches to New Zealand
Posted: Fri, Apr 14 9:38 PM ET (0138 GMT)
Rocket Lab is moving two Electron launches of NASA cubesats from Virginia to New Zealand. The company said Monday that the launches of the TROPICS...

Incident puts Vulcan first launch plans in doubt
Posted: Fri, Apr 14 9:36 PM ET (0136 GMT)
A May launch of the first Vulcan Centaur is in doubt after an incident during a test of another Centaur upper stage. United Launch Alliance...

SpaceX launches Intelsat satellite
Posted: Fri, Apr 14 9:32 PM ET (0132 GMT)
SpaceX launched an Intelsat communications satellite with a NASA hosted payload April 7. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 12:30 am EDT (0430 GMT)...

Chinese company launches small commercial rocket
Posted: Fri, Apr 14 9:29 PM ET (0129 GMT)
A Chinese commercial rocket successfully launched April 7. The SQX-1 rocket, also known as Hyperbola-1, lifted off at 12 am EDT (0400 GMT)...

Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy protection
Posted: Sat, Apr 8 9:40 AM ET (1340 GMT)
Virgin Orbit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this morning. The launch company said it filed for Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in...

NASA announces Artemis 2 crew
Posted: Sat, Apr 8 9:37 AM ET (1337 GMT)
NASA announced the four-person crew of the Artemis 2 mission Monday. That mission, the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System and Orion...

Falcon 9 launches first Space Development Agency satellites
Posted: Sat, Apr 8 9:32 AM ET (1332 GMT)
SpaceX launched the first 10 satellites for the Space Force's Space Development Agency (SDA) Sunday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force...