SpaceX performs two Falcon 9 launches less than an hour apart
Posted: Sun, Aug 16 10:57 AM ET (1457 GMT)
SpaceX set a record for the closest interval between Falcon 9 launches Saturday night. One Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station...

Virgin Galactic delays resumption of commercial flights to 2027
Posted: Sun, Aug 16 10:54 AM ET (1454 GMT)
Virgin Galactic has pushed the start of commercial flights of its new suborbital spaceplane into 2027. The company said in an earnings call Wednesday that...

Veteran astronaut Fincke retires
Posted: Sun, Aug 16 10:53 AM ET (1453 GMT)
Veteran NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has left the agency. NASA announced Wednesday that Fincke has retired from the astronaut corps, 30 years after being selected....

Long March 7A launch fails
Posted: Sun, Aug 16 10:52 AM ET (1452 GMT)
A Chinese rocket exploded shortly after liftoff on Monday. The Long March 7A lifted off from the Wenchang spaceport at about 8 am EDT (1200...

Rocket Lab warns first Neutron launch may slip to 2027
Posted: Sun, Aug 16 10:51 AM ET (1451 GMT)
Rocket Lab warned the first launch of its Neutron rocket might be delayed to next year. In an earnings call Monday, the company said it...

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...