Europe increases size and cost of IRIS2 constellation
Posted: Sun, Aug 9 10:41 AM ET (1441 GMT)
The European Commission has finalized an agreement with an industrial consortium for the IRIS2 constellation, increasing its size and cost. The commission announced Friday it...

Senate confirms next Space Force commanding general
Posted: Sun, Aug 9 10:37 AM ET (1437 GMT)
The Senate confirmed Douglas Schiess as the next commanding general of the Space Force. The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Scheiss as chief of space...

NASA astronauts complete ISS spacewalk
Posted: Sun, Aug 9 10:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
NASA astronauts successfully completed work on the International Space Station's power system during a spacewalk Thursday. Jessica Meir and Anil Menon spent 6 hours...

Blue Origin blames New Glenn explosion on faulty engine valve
Posted: Sun, Aug 9 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)
Blue Origin has traced the explosion of a New Glenn rocket during a static-fire test to a valve in a BE-4 engine. Blue...

SpaceX to start launching satellites on next Starship launch
Posted: Sun, Aug 9 10:31 AM ET (1431 GMT)
SpaceX plans to begin deploying payloads in orbit on its next Starship flight. The company announced during its earnings call Tuesday that Flight 14, the...

K2 Space raises $500 million
Posted: Sat, Aug 1 10:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
Satellite manufacturer K2 Space has raised $500 million to expand production for both commercial and government customers. The Series D round, led by Kleiner Perkins...

Roman Space Telescope on track for Aug. 30 launch
Posted: Sat, Aug 1 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)
NASA's Roman Space Telescope is on track for launch in a month. At a briefing Wednesday, NASA officials said prelaunch preparations were going as...

No date yet for next Starliner flight
Posted: Sat, Aug 1 10:31 AM ET (1431 GMT)
NASA is not ready yet to set a date for the next Boeing CST-100 Starliner flight. At a briefing Thursday about upcoming International Space...

Space Force awards SpaceX $1.6 billion contract for 18 launches
Posted: Sat, Aug 1 10:30 AM ET (1430 GMT)
The Space Force selected SpaceX for 18 Falcon 9 launches to deploy military satellite constellations. The Space Force announced Wednesday it awarded two task orders...

Proposed FAA rule would waive environmental regulations for launch licensing
Posted: Sat, Aug 1 10:28 AM ET (1428 GMT)
A proposed FAA rule would exempt commercial launches from many environmental regulations. The proposal, published Thursday in the Federal Register, would waive requirements from 13...