ESA plans July launch of first Ariane 6
Posted: Sun, May 26 11:19 AM ET (1519 GMT)
ESA and partners on the Ariane 6 are targeting the first two weeks of July for the rocket's inaugural flight. In an update Tuesday,...

US claims new Russian satellite is an anti-satellite weapon
Posted: Sat, May 25 12:14 PM ET (1614 GMT)
The US government says a Russian satellite launched last week is a counterspace weapon. During a UN Security Council session Monday, Amb. Robert Wood said...

Kuaizhou-11 launches four Chinese satellites
Posted: Sat, May 25 12:07 PM ET (1607 GMT)
A Chinese small launch vehicles placed four satellites into orbit Tuesday. A Kuaizhou-11 rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 12:...

Blue Origin resumes crewed New Shepard suborbital flights
Posted: Sat, May 25 12:06 PM ET (1606 GMT)
Blue Origin launched its first crewed New Shepard mission in nearly two years Sunday, but the flight was not without incident. The suborbital vehicle lifted...

China launches four high-resolution imaging satellites
Posted: Sat, May 25 12:02 PM ET (1602 GMT)
China launched four high-resolution Earth observation satellites late Sunday. A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:...

SpaceX sets reuse record on Starlink launch
Posted: Sat, May 25 12:00 PM ET (1600 GMT)
SpaceX set another reuse record on a Starlink launch. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 8:32 pm EDT May 17...

NASA and ESA finalize ExoMars Rosalind Franklin agreement
Posted: Sun, May 19 8:02 AM ET (1202 GMT)
NASA and ESA have finalized an agreement about NASA's contributions to ESA's ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission. The agencies signed an agreement Thursday...

Russia launches classified satellite
Posted: Sun, May 19 7:57 AM ET (1157 GMT)
Russia launched a classified payload Thursday. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 5:21 pm EDT (2121 GMT) carrying...

BEpiColombo Mercury mission suffers thruster problem
Posted: Sun, May 19 7:55 AM ET (1155 GMT)
Engineers are troubleshooting a problem with the electric propulsion system on the BepiColombo mission. That spacecraft, a joint mission of ESA and JAXA, will go...

Lithuania signs Artemis Accords
Posted: Sat, May 18 9:39 AM ET (1339 GMT)
Lithuania is the 40th nation to sign the Artemis Accords. The country's minister of economy and innovation signed the Accords Wednesday in a ceremony...