BAE completes acquisition of Ball Aerospace
Posted: Sat, Feb 17 10:53 AM ET (1553 GMT)
BAE Systems has secured the regulatory approvals needed to complete its $5.5 billion acquisition of Ball Aerospace. The companies announced this morning that they...

SpaceX to deorbit 100 older Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Feb 17 10:51 AM ET (1551 GMT)
SpaceX says it plans to deorbit about 100 older Starlink satellites over concerns they could fail in orbit. The company said Monday that while those...

Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Feb 17 10:48 AM ET (1548 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites Feb. 9 after several days of delays. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 7:34 pm EST (0034...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Sat, Feb 17 10:47 AM ET (1547 GMT)
Russia launched a military satellite Feb. 9. A Soyuz-2.1v lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at 2:03 am EST (...

Crew Dragon splashes down to end Ax-3 mission
Posted: Sun, Feb 11 6:36 AM ET (1136 GMT)
A Crew Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth Friday to conclude the Ax-3 private astronaut mission. The Crew Dragon spacecraft Freedom splashed down in the...

Falcon 9 launches NASA's PACE Earth science satellite
Posted: Sat, Feb 10 12:01 PM ET (1701 GMT)
SpaceX launched a NASA Earth science satellite early Thursday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 1:33 am EST (0633 GMT) and...

JPL lays off more than 500 employees
Posted: Sat, Feb 10 11:52 AM ET (1652 GMT)
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is laying off 8% of its workforce because of budget uncertainties. JPL announced Tuesday it plans to lay off 530...

Viasat to begin services on ViaSat-3 F1 despite antenna problem
Posted: Sat, Feb 10 11:48 AM ET (1648 GMT)
Viasat is preparing to put a satellite with a malfunctioning antenna into service. Company executives said Tuesday that ViaSat-3 F1 should be providing connectivity...

Eutelsat satellite fails in GEO
Posted: Sat, Feb 10 11:45 AM ET (1645 GMT)
An aging Eutelsat communications satellite has failed. The company said Friday that it stopped providing services from the Eutelsat 113 West A satellite, located at...

China conducts two launches
Posted: Sat, Feb 10 11:40 AM ET (1640 GMT)
China carried out two launches hours apart Feb. 2. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China at...