British commercial space bill becomes law
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:50 AM ET (1550 GMT)
A British commercial space bill has become law. The Space Industry Bill received Royal Assent Thursday after winning passage in Parliament. The bill creates a...

Spaceflight raises $150 million for BlackSky constellation
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:47 AM ET (1547 GMT)
Spaceflight Industries announced Tuesday it has raised $150 million to fund development of its BlackSky constellation. Spaceflight said that Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio would...

President Trump backs concept of "Space Force"
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:22 AM ET (1522 GMT)
President Trump appeared to support the formation of a "space force" in a speech Tuesday, a concept his administration has previously opposed. Speaking at a...

Stephen Hawking passes away
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
Stephen Hawking, the famous physicist who explained black holes and later became a space exploration advocate, has died. Hawking passed away early Wednesday at his...

NASA acting administrator to retire
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:20 AM ET (1520 GMT)
Robert Lightfoot, NASA's acting administrator for more than a year, will retire at the end of April. Lightfoot announced his retirement plans Monday, saying...

Startup accused of launching satellites without FCC authorization
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:19 AM ET (1519 GMT)
A small startup is in trouble with the FCC after launching four picosatellites without authorization. Swarm Technologies, a company still in stealth mode, flew the...

Soyuz launches four O3b satellites
Posted: Sun, Mar 18 11:18 AM ET (1518 GMT)
A Soyuz successfully launched four additional O3b satellites MArch 9. The Soyuz lifted off from French Guiana at 12:11 pm EST (1711 GMT) and...

Atlas 5 launches GOES-S weather satellite
Posted: Sat, Mar 3 2:11 PM ET (1911 GMT)
A next-generation weather satellite is in orbit after a successful launch Thursday afternoon. An Atlas 5 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on schedule...

GAO warns of more JWST delays
Posted: Sat, Mar 3 2:08 PM ET (1908 GMT)
A GAO report warns that NASA's James Webb Space Telescope likely faces additional delays and could bust its $8 billion cost cap. The GAO,...

Soyuz returns crew to Earth
Posted: Sat, Mar 3 2:03 PM ET (1903 GMT)
A Soyuz capsule carrying three ISS crew members landed in Kazakhstan Tuesday night. The Soyuz MS-06 landed near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on schedule at 9:...