SpaceX launches NRO mission
Posted: Sat, Jun 20 10:13 AM ET (1413 GMT)
SpaceX launched a National Reconnaissance Office mission early today. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 4:50 am...

Relativity Space announces private Mars mission
Posted: Sat, Jun 20 10:12 AM ET (1412 GMT)
Relativity Space announced Wednesday plans to launch a Mars orbiter mission in 2028 whose payload includes a NASA instrument suite. The company rolled out its...

SpaceX shares rise in IPO
Posted: Sat, Jun 13 10:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
SpaceX went public Friday in the largest IPO in stock market history. Shares in SpaceX closed up nearly 20% in the first day of trading...

H3 rocket returns to flight
Posted: Sat, Jun 13 10:08 AM ET (1408 GMT)
Japan's H3 rocket successfully returned to flight Thursday night. An H3 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 8:54 p.m....

Thales and Airbus to build next-generation radar imaging satellites
Posted: Sat, Jun 13 10:02 AM ET (1402 GMT)
Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defence and Space won contracts to build next-generation radar imaging satellites. ESA signed contracts Wednesday with the companies for...

NASA announces Artemis 3 crew
Posted: Sat, Jun 13 10:01 AM ET (1401 GMT)
NASA announced Tuesday the crew of Artemis 3 and revealed more details about the low Earth orbit test flight of lunar landers. The mission, slated...

Iceye closes one billion euro funding round
Posted: Sat, Jun 13 9:58 AM ET (1358 GMT)
Iceye, a Finnish company that builds and operates radar imaging satellites, announced Tuesday a funding round worth more than one billion euros ($1.16 billion)....

Russian ISS repairs cause NASA concern
Posted: Sat, Jun 6 12:21 PM ET (1621 GMT)
NASA instructed astronauts on the International Space Station to shelter in a Dragon spacecraft Friday while Russian cosmonauts attempted to repair an air leak. NASA...

China launches Qianfan satellites
Posted: Sat, Jun 6 12:18 PM ET (1618 GMT)
A pair of Chinese launches deployed satellites for the Qianfan constellation. A Long March 6A lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 7:...

Satellite manufacturer Apex raises $200 million
Posted: Sat, Jun 6 12:15 PM ET (1615 GMT)
Satellite manufacturer Apex has raised $200 million. The company announced Friday a new funding round led by investment firms Glade Brook Capital Partners and Washington...