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NASA replaces two top human spaceflight officials
Posted: Sun, Mar 1 11:59 AM ET (1659 GMT)
NASA replaced two top officials involved in human spaceflight a week after a report critical of their handling of the Starliner test flight. NASA said...

Space Force pausing ULA Vulcan launches
Posted: Sun, Mar 1 11:49 AM ET (1649 GMT)
The Space Force is pausing use of United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket after an anomaly on a launch earlier this month. The service said...

NASA planning Artemis 2 rollback after upper stage issue
Posted: Sun, Feb 22 11:50 AM ET (1650 GMT)
Just a day after setting a March launch date for the Artemis 2 mission, NASA said Saturday a launch next month is no longer possible...

NASA releases report on Starliner crewed test flight problems
Posted: Sun, Feb 22 11:45 AM ET (1645 GMT)
NASA released a report Thursday describing serious technical and organizational failures during the Starliner crewed test flight in 2024. That flight suffered multiple thruster failures...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Feb 22 11:42 AM ET (1642 GMT)
SpaceX launched more Starlink satellites Thursday on a mission that featured a booster landing in The Bahamas. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral,...

Orbex goes bankrupt
Posted: Sun, Feb 22 11:40 AM ET (1640 GMT)
Orbex, a U.K.-based launch vehicle developer, has formally entered bankruptcy. Advisory firm FRP was appointed Wednesday as administrator for the company, which announced...

UAE extends Hope Mars orbiter mission
Posted: Sun, Feb 22 11:36 AM ET (1636 GMT)
The UAE Space Agency is extending the mission of its Hope Mars orbiter. The agency said it will extend the Hope spacecraft, formally known as...

Crew-12 launches to ISS
Posted: Sun, Feb 15 10:57 AM ET (1557 GMT)
A new crew launched to the International Space Station Friday. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 5:15 am EST (1015 GMT) from Cape Canaveral’...

Axiom Space raises $350 million
Posted: Sun, Feb 15 10:48 AM ET (1548 GMT)
Axiom Space has raised an additional $350 million. The commercial space station and spacesuit developer announced Thursday the new funding round, led by Type One...

First Ariane 64 launches Amazon Leo satellites
Posted: Sun, Feb 15 10:46 AM ET (1546 GMT)
The first Ariane 64 successfully launched a set of Amazon Leo satellites Thursday. The rocket lifted off from French Guiana at 11:45 am EST (...



news in brief
NASA targets April 1 for Artemis 2 launch
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 8:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)

China resumes launches after one-month pause
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 8:28 AM ET (1228 GMT)

Alpha returns to flight
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 8:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)

news links
Wednesday, March 18
Elon Musk’s Starlink now available in UAE, says company's website
The National (UAE) — 7:02 am ET (1102 GMT)


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