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Crew-8 astronaut hospitalized after splashdown
Posted: Sat, Oct 26 8:09 AM ET (1209 GMT)
An astronaut on a Crew Dragon spacecraft was hospitalized after the spacecraft returned to Earth Friday to complete a record-setting mission. The Crew Dragon...

SpaceX launches NRO satellites
Posted: Sat, Oct 26 8:06 AM ET (1206 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of satellites Thursday for an NRO constellation. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 1:13 pm...

Northrop Grumman wins $1.8 billion extension to mission warning satellite contract
Posted: Sat, Oct 26 8:04 AM ET (1204 GMT)
The US Space Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $1.8 billion contract extension to begin production of two advanced early-warning satellites. These satellites are...

Millennium Space to build six more MEO missile tracking satellites
Posted: Sat, Oct 26 8:03 AM ET (1203 GMT)
Millennium Space Systems won a $386 million Space Force contract for six missile-warning satellites that will operate in medium Earth orbit (MEO). The contract...

Boeing takes $250 million in additional losses on Starliner
Posted: Sat, Oct 26 8:02 AM ET (1202 GMT)
Boeing is taking another $250 million in losses on Starliner. The company disclosed the new charge in its fiscal third quarter financial results released Wednesday,...

ULA launches second Vulcan Centaur
Posted: Sat, Oct 5 10:06 AM ET (1406 GMT)
ULA's Vulcan Centaur completed its second flight Friday morning but appeared to suffer a problem with one of its solid rocket boosters (SRBs). The...

NASA selects two astrophysics probe mission concepts for further study
Posted: Sat, Oct 5 10:00 AM ET (1400 GMT)
NASA has selected two concepts for far-infrared and X-ray space telescopes for study. The agency announced Thursday it will award $5 million contracts...

Impulse Space raises $150 million
Posted: Sat, Oct 5 9:59 AM ET (1359 GMT)
In-space transportation company Impulse Space has raised $150 million. The company announced the Series B round Tuesday led by Founders Fund with participation from...

Office of Space Commerce starts space traffic coordination system
Posted: Sat, Oct 5 9:57 AM ET (1357 GMT)
The Office of Space Commerce turned on its space traffic coordination system for a set of beta users Monday. Nine satellite operators will use phase...

Falcon 9 grounded after upper stage deorbit anomaly
Posted: Sat, Oct 5 9:55 AM ET (1355 GMT)
SpaceX has halted launches of its Falcon 9 rocket after an anomaly at the end of its most recent mission Sept. 28. SpaceX said that...



news in brief
Blue Origin describes plans for increased New Glenn launch rates
Posted: Sat, Oct 17 11:41 AM ET (1541 GMT)

SpaceX launches classified Space Force payload
Posted: Sat, Oct 17 11:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)

ClearSpace wins UK contract for debris removal mission
Posted: Sat, Oct 17 11:35 AM ET (1535 GMT)

news links
Wednesday, October 21
‘European Starlink’ to be rolled out across Arctic
The Daily Telegraph — 6:57 am ET (1057 GMT)
Iridium Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results
PR Newswire — 6:48 am ET (1048 GMT)


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