Electron launches two Open Cosmos satellites
Posted: Sat, Jan 24 11:00 AM ET (1600 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched the first two satellites for a new constellation by Open Cosmos Thursday. An Electron lifted off from New Zealand at 5:52...

Blue Origin announces megaconstellation plans
Posted: Sat, Jan 24 10:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)
Blue Origin plans to develop its own broadband constellation with more than 5,400 satellites. The company announced Wednesday TeraWave, a system with 5,280...

The Exploration Company in talks to acquire Orbex
Posted: Sat, Jan 24 10:35 AM ET (1535 GMT)
The Exploration Company is in talks to acquire small launch vehicle company Orbex. The companies said Wednesday that they had signed a letter of intent...

Artemis 2 rolls out to pad
Posted: Sun, Jan 18 8:08 AM ET (1308 GMT)
NASA rolled out the SLS/Orion stack for the Artemis 2 mission Saturday in preparation for a launch as soon as early February. The vehicle,...

Congress passes NASA spending bill
Posted: Sun, Jan 18 8:04 AM ET (1304 GMT)
Congress has passed a spending bill that largely rejected proposed steep cuts at NASA. The Senate passed the minibus appropriations bill on a 82-15...

Galactic Energy returns Ceres-1 to flight
Posted: Sun, Jan 18 8:01 AM ET (1301 GMT)
China conducted its fourth launch in three days on Thursday. A Ceres-1S rocket, operated by Galactic Energy, lifted off at 3:10 pm EST (...

Crew-11 returns to Earth
Posted: Sun, Jan 18 8:00 AM ET (1300 GMT)
Four astronauts are back on Earth after a medical issue accelerated their return. The Crew Dragon spacecraft Endeavour splashed down off the coast from San...

Euletsat orders 340 additional OneWeb replacement satellites
Posted: Sun, Jan 18 7:57 AM ET (1257 GMT)
Eutelsat has ordered an additional 340 OneWeb replacement satellites from Airbus Defence and Space. The companies announced the order Monday, a little more than a...

Medical issue leads to early return of Crew-11
Posted: Sun, Jan 11 5:18 PM ET (2218 GMT)
For the first time in the agency’s history, NASA is ending a crewed mission early because of a medical issue. NASA announced Thursday that...

Private organization plans large space telescope
Posted: Sun, Jan 11 5:14 PM ET (2214 GMT)
A billionaire-backed philanthropic organization is funding development of a large space telescope. Schmidt Sciences announced Wednesday its plans for Lazuli, a space telescope with...