Chinese launch wraps up 2023
Posted: Sat, Jan 6 6:00 PM ET (2300 GMT)
A Chinese launch of three broadband satellites capped off a record year. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at...

Falcon Heavy launches X-37B spaceplane
Posted: Sat, Jan 6 5:59 PM ET (2259 GMT)
A Falcon Heavy launched the U.S. military's X-37B spaceplane Dec. 28. The rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 8:...

Long March 11 launches three satellites
Posted: Sun, Dec 31 11:20 AM ET (1620 GMT)
A Long March 11 rocket placed three satellites into orbit Dec. 25. The rocket lifted off from a platform in waters off the coast from...

Kuaizhou-1A launches weather satellites
Posted: Sun, Dec 31 11:19 AM ET (1619 GMT)
A Chinese Kuaizhou-1A rocket launched four weather satellites Dec. 24. The rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 9:00 pm...

SpaceX launches German radar satellites
Posted: Sun, Dec 31 11:18 AM ET (1618 GMT)
Another Falcon 9 launched a pair of radar imaging satellite for the German military Dec. 24. The rocket lifted off at 8:11 am EST (...

Falcon 9 booster lost after Starlink launch
Posted: Sun, Dec 31 11:17 AM ET (1617 GMT)
A Falcon 9 booster made a record-setting, but final, flight early Dec. 23. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 12:3...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Sun, Dec 31 11:15 AM ET (1615 GMT)
Russia launched a military satellite Dec. 21. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 3:48 am EST (0848 GMT)...

Japanese lander enters lunar orbit
Posted: Sat, Dec 30 9:52 AM ET (1452 GMT)
A Japanese spacecraft has entered orbit around the moon ahead of a landing next month. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft performed a...

Firefly Alpha upper stage strands payloads in wrong orbit
Posted: Sat, Dec 30 9:48 AM ET (1448 GMT)
The upper stage of Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket malfunctioned during a launch Dec. 22, placing its payload into the wrong orbit. The Alpha lifted...

Chinese astronauts perform spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Dec 30 9:43 AM ET (1443 GMT)
Two Chinese astronauts performed a spacewalk Dec. 21 to perform repairs to the Tiangong space station. Mission commander Tang Hongbo and Tang Shengjie wrapped up...