SpaceX touts simplified lunar lander architecture
Posted: Sat, Nov 1 11:14 AM ET (1514 GMT)
SpaceX says it has a “simplified” plan for getting humans to the moon on Starship while defending its current approach. In a statement Thursday, the...

Blue Origin tests second New Glenn ahead of launch
Posted: Sat, Nov 1 11:10 AM ET (1510 GMT)
Blue Origin conducted a static-fire test of its second New Glenn rocket Thursday night. The company ignited the seven BE-4 engines in the...

First HTV-X cargo spacecraft reaches ISS
Posted: Sat, Nov 1 11:06 AM ET (1506 GMT)
A Japanese cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday. The station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm grappled the HTV-X1 spacecraft at 11:58...

Airbus, Leonardo, Thales announce space joint venture
Posted: Sat, Oct 25 11:27 AM ET (1527 GMT)
Airbus, Leonardo and Thales have agreed to combine their space businesses into a joint venture. The companies announced Thursday they signed a memorandum of understanding...

ESA finalizing 22 billion euro ministerial package
Posted: Sat, Oct 25 11:23 AM ET (1523 GMT)
ESA is putting the finishing touches on a package of programs it will present to member states for funding at next month’s ministerial conference....

Iridium reduces forecasts citing SpaceX D2D competition
Posted: Sat, Oct 25 11:19 AM ET (1519 GMT)
Iridium is revising its financial forecasts because of competition from SpaceX in direct-to-device (D2D) services. The company said in earnings released Thursday that...

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...