Zhuque-2 launch fails
Posted: Sun, Aug 17 11:37 AM ET (1537 GMT)
A Chinese commercial Zhuque-2 rocket failed to reach orbit in a launch Thursday. The Zhuque-2E methane-liquid oxygen rocket, built by Landspace, lifted...

China performs first Long March 10 static-fire test
Posted: Sun, Aug 17 11:33 AM ET (1533 GMT)
China has performed the first static-fire test of the Long March 10 rocket. A shortened first stage test article with seven YF-100K ignited...

California commission votes against increase in SpaceX Vandenberg launches
Posted: Sun, Aug 17 11:32 AM ET (1532 GMT)
A California commission has, as expected, voted to block an increase in SpaceX launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The California Coastal Commission voted unanimously...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Aug 17 11:31 AM ET (1531 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites Thursday morning. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 8:29 am EDT (1229 GMT), placing...

White House issues executive order on commercial space regulations
Posted: Sun, Aug 17 11:30 AM ET (1530 GMT)
An executive order released by the White House Wednesday will reshape commercial space regulation. The order makes many changes to launch, spaceport and other regulations...

Firefly Aerospace shares jump in IPO
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 11:12 AM ET (1512 GMT)
Shares in Firefly Aerospace jumped 34% in the company’s debut on the Nasdaq Thursday. Firefly shares closed at $60.34 and traded as high...

ULA now planning nine launches in 2025
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 11:09 AM ET (1509 GMT)
United Launch Alliance is planning nine launches this year. In a call with reporters Thursday, ULA CEO Tory Bruno said the company expected to perform...

Virgin Galactic slightly delays resumption of commercial flights
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 11:05 AM ET (1505 GMT)
Virgin Galactic is pushing back slightly its schedule for commercial suborbital spaceflights using its new Delta-class spaceplane. The company said Wednesday that flights with...

NASA changing plans on commercial space stations
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 11:03 AM ET (1503 GMT)
NASA is changing course on its plans to support development of commercial space stations. In a memo signed by NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy last...

NASA ends Lunar Trailblazer mission after failing to restore contact
Posted: Sat, Aug 9 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
NASA has formally ended a lunar orbiter smallsat mission more than five months after losing contact with it. NASA said Monday it terminated the Lunar...