China launches commercial remote sensing satellites
Posted: Sat, Mar 1 11:18 AM ET (1618 GMT)
China launched a pair of commercial high-resolution imaging satellites early Thursday. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 2:08 a.m. Eastern...

Virgin Galactic to start assembling first Delta-class suborbital spaceplane
Posted: Sat, Mar 1 11:17 AM ET (1617 GMT)
Virgin Galactic plans to start assembly of the first of a new line of suborbital spaceplanes next month. The company said on an earnings call...

Musk calls for early end to ISS
Posted: Sat, Feb 22 11:22 AM ET (1622 GMT)
Elon Musk said Thursday that the International Space Station should be deorbited years earlier than current plans. Musk, in posts on social media, said that...

Airbus takes more losses on its space business
Posted: Sat, Feb 22 11:19 AM ET (1619 GMT)
Airbus took another 300 million euros ($314 million) in charges on its space business as it continues discussions about joining forces with other European space...

SDA revokes Terran Orbital satellite contract
Posted: Sat, Feb 22 11:16 AM ET (1616 GMT)
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has revoked a contract for 10 satellites it awarded to Terran Orbital after a lawsuit by Viasat. The SDA said...

SES reassures investors after Moody's downgrade
Posted: Sat, Feb 22 11:15 AM ET (1615 GMT)
Satellite operator SES moved to reassured investors after receiving a downgrade from a major ratings agency. Moody's downgraded the Luxembourg-based satellite operator's...

Rocket Lab, SpaceX conduct launches
Posted: Sat, Feb 22 11:12 AM ET (1612 GMT)
Rocket Lab and SpaceX conducted launched minutes apart Tuesday. A Rocket Lab Electron lifted off from the company's New Zealand launch site at 6:...

Blue Origin lays off 10% of its employees
Posted: Sun, Feb 16 10:41 AM ET (1541 GMT)
Blue Origin is laying off 10% of its workforce, or more than 1,000 employees, to restructure the company and reduce bureaucracy. Dave Limp, Blue...

K2 Space raises $110 million
Posted: Sun, Feb 16 10:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)
Satellite manufacturing startup K2 Space has raised $110 million. K2 announced the Series B round Thursday co-led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Altimeter Capital...

NASA to swap Crew Dragon capsules to reduce Crew-10 delays
Posted: Sun, Feb 16 10:37 AM ET (1537 GMT)
NASA and SpaceX have agreed to swap Crew Dragon spacecraft to reduce the delay in the next mission to the International Space Station. NASA said...