Chinese rocket stage breaks loose in static-fire test
Posted: Sun, Jul 7 4:36 PM ET (2036 GMT)
A static-fire test of a new Chinese launch vehicle became very dynamic Sunday. The booster for Space Pioneer's Tianlong-3 rocket broke free...

China launches communications satellite
Posted: Sun, Jul 7 4:33 PM ET (2033 GMT)
China launched a communications satellite June 29. A Long March 7A lifted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site at 7:57 am EDT (1157...

Starliner to remain at ISS well into July
Posted: Sun, Jul 7 4:31 PM ET (2031 GMT)
NASA and Boeing are keeping the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft at the International Space Station for the foreseeable future to conduct more tests. In a...

Eumetsat switched weather satellite launch from Ariane 6 to Falcon 9
Posted: Sun, Jul 7 4:28 PM ET (2028 GMT)
Eumetsat will launch its next weather satellite on a Falcon 9 rather than an Ariane 6, a move that stunned European space officials. The weather...

SpaceX launches second set of NRO satellites
Posted: Sun, Jul 7 4:24 PM ET (2024 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched the second set of reconnaissance satellites for an NRO constellation June 28. The rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base...

Russian satellite breaks up in LEO
Posted: Sun, Jun 30 10:02 AM ET (1402 GMT)
A defunct Russian satellites has broken up in low Earth orbit, creating potentially hundreds of pieces of debris. U.S. Space Command said Thursday that...

ULA replaces Dream Chaser on second Vulcan launch
Posted: Sun, Jun 30 9:56 AM ET (1356 GMT)
ULA will launch an inert payload, rather than Sierra Space's Dream Chaser, on the second Vulcan launch. ULA announced Wednesday that the Cert-2...

SpaceX wins contract for ISS deorbit vehicle
Posted: Sun, Jun 30 9:54 AM ET (1354 GMT)
SpaceX won a $843 million NASA contract to build a vehicle to help deorbit the ISS. NASA said Wednesday it selected SpaceX to build the...

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 satellites
Posted: Sun, Jun 30 9:51 AM ET (1351 GMT)
SpaceX set another booster reuse record with a Starlink launch Thursday morning. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 7:14 am EDT (...

Falcon Heavy launches GOES-U weather satellite
Posted: Sun, Jun 30 9:50 AM ET (1350 GMT)
A Falcon Heavy rocket successfully launched a NOAA weather satellite Tuesday. The Falcon Heavy lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 5:26 pm...