China launches classified GEO satellite
Posted: Sat, Oct 25 11:14 AM ET (1514 GMT)
China launched a classified GEO satellite Thursday. A Long March 5 lifted off at 10:30 a.m. Eastern from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center....

Falcon 9 launches Spanish communications satellite
Posted: Sat, Oct 25 11:13 AM ET (1513 GMT)
SpaceX launched a Spanish communications satellite on a rare expendable Falcon 9 flight. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 9:30...

Cosmonauts perform ISS spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Oct 18 11:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
Two cosmonauts conducted a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Thursday. Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky spent a little more than six hours outside the...

Ariane 64 debut slips to 2026
Posted: Sat, Oct 18 11:17 AM ET (1517 GMT)
The first launch of the more powerful version of the Ariane 6 won’t take place this year. Arianespace said Thursday that the fourth and...

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...