NASA targets April 1 for Artemis 2 launch
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 8:30 AM ET (1230 GMT)
NASA announced Thursday it now plans to launch the Artemis 2 mission as soon as April 1. The agency concluded a flight readiness review and...

China resumes launches after one-month pause
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 8:28 AM ET (1228 GMT)
China conducted a pair of launches hours apart Thursday. A Long March 8A lifted off at 3:48 pm EDT (1948 GMT) from the commercial...

Alpha returns to flight
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 8:24 AM ET (1224 GMT)
Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket returned to flight Wednesday evening, more than 10 months after a launch failure. The Alpha lifted off from Vandenberg Space...

NASA report highlights HLS schedule delays
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
NASA's inspector general said that the agency's approach to Artemis lunar lander development has controlled costs but not schedule. A report this week...

Anduril to acquire ExoAnlaytic Solutions
Posted: Sun, Mar 15 8:17 AM ET (1217 GMT)
Defense technology company Anduril Industries said it is buying space surveillance company ExoAnalytic Solutions. Terms of the acquisition, announced Wednesday, were not disclosed. ExoAnalytic operates...

Sierra Space raises $550 million for satellite production
Posted: Sun, Mar 8 9:46 AM ET (1346 GMT)
Sierra Space raised $550 million to support its new focus on national security space. LuminArx Capital Management led the Series C round that valued the...

Commercial space station company Vast raises $500 million
Posted: Sun, Mar 8 9:43 AM ET (1343 GMT)
Commercial space station developer Vast raised $500 million. The company announced Thursday it raised $300 million in a Series A equity round and $200 million...

Rocket Lab launches undisclosed payload on short notice
Posted: Sun, Mar 8 9:40 AM ET (1340 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched a payload on short notice Thursday for an undisclosed customer. The Electron lifted off at 6:53 pm EST (2353 GMT) from...

Third Kairos launch fails
Posted: Sun, Mar 8 9:38 AM ET (1338 GMT)
The third launch of Japan's Kairos small launch vehicle failed Wednesday night. The rocket lifted off from Spaceport Kii in southern Honshu at 9:...

Senate Commerce Committee advances NASA authorization bill
Posted: Sun, Mar 8 9:35 AM ET (1335 GMT)
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced a NASA authorization bill that would implement some of NASA's proposed changes to Artemis. The committee approved by a...