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SpaceX wins permission to double Vandenberg launch rate
Posted: Sat, Oct 18 11:16 AM ET (1516 GMT)
SpaceX has won approval to double its launch rate from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Department of the Air Force said this week it has...

Axiom Space replaces CEO
Posted: Sat, Oct 18 11:14 AM ET (1514 GMT)
Commercial space station developer Axiom Space replaced its CEO Wednesday. The company announced that it had appointed Jonathan Cirtain as CEO, replacing Tejpaul Bhatia. The...

Falcon 9 launches second set of SDA satellites
Posted: Sat, Oct 18 11:12 AM ET (1512 GMT)
SpaceX launched a second set of Space Development Agency satellites Wednesday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 7:...

US and UK militaries conduct coordinated satellite maneuvers
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)
The United States and United Kingdom militaries have conducted their first coordinated satellite maneuvers. US Space Command said Thursday the maneuvers with the United Kingdom...

Blue Origin retires a New Shepard capsule after payload flight
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:25 AM ET (1225 GMT)
Blue Origin is retiring a New Shepard capsule after a 12th flight on Thursday. The New Shepard vehicle lifted off at 9:00 am EDT (...

Astra planning first Rocket 4 launch in mid-2026
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)
Astra is targeting the summer of next year for the first launch of its Rocket 4 vehicle. Astra CEO Chris Kemp said Wednesday at World...

Cygnus spacecraft arrives at ISS after one-day delay
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:20 AM ET (1220 GMT)
A Cygnus cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station Thursday morning after a one-day delay. The station’s robotic arm grappled the NG-...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Sep 21 8:18 AM ET (1218 GMT)
SpaceX launched more Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Thursday morning. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:30 am EDT (...

Apex becomes billion-dollar company with $200 million Series D round
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 4:09 AM ET (0809 GMT)
Satellite manufacturer Apex has raised $200 million, vaulting the company’s valuation to more than $1 billion. The company announced Friday a Series D round...

SpaceX launches Indonesia communications satellite
Posted: Sun, Sep 14 4:07 AM ET (0807 GMT)
It took four tries, but a Falcon 9 finally launched an Indonesian communications satellite Thursday night. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida,...



news in brief
MDA Space to buy Blue Canyon Technologies
Posted: Sat, Jun 20 10:18 AM ET (1418 GMT)

Private equity firm buys Exolaunch
Posted: Sat, Jun 20 10:16 AM ET (1416 GMT)

NASA selects space science mission
Posted: Sat, Jun 20 10:14 AM ET (1414 GMT)

news links
Sunday, June 21
Stars of physics descend on Westminster to halt catastrophic funding cuts
Royal Aeronautical Society — 11:32 am ET (1532 GMT)


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