ILS hires new president
Posted: Sat, Mar 14 8:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)
International Launch Services has hired a longtime United Launch Alliance executive as its new president. Tiphaine Louradour spent 13 years at ULA, most recently as...

SpaceX launches final first-generation cargo Dragon to ISS
Posted: Sat, Mar 14 8:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station Monday after a Friday night launch. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida,...

Axiom signs deal for Crew Dragon mission to ISS
Posted: Sat, Mar 7 10:39 AM ET (1539 GMT)
Axiom has signed an agreement with SpaceX for a Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station. Axiom will fly three private astronauts, along with...

Capella to launch radar satellite on Electron
Posted: Sat, Mar 7 10:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)
Rocket Lab will launch a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite for Capella this year. The companies announced the contract Thursday for a launch in the...

Northrop Grumman selected for satellite servicing program
Posted: Sat, Mar 7 10:37 AM ET (1537 GMT)
DARPA announced Wednesday it has selected Northrop Grumman to work on a satellite servicing program. Under the agreement, DARPA will provide the robotics payload for...

ISRO launch of imaging satellite postponed
Posted: Sat, Mar 7 10:36 AM ET (1536 GMT)
The Indian space agency ISRO has postponed Thursday's scheduled launch of an Earth observation satellite. ISRO said that "technical reasons" postponed the GSLV launch...

DARPA Launch Challenge ends without a winner
Posted: Sat, Mar 7 10:35 AM ET (1535 GMT)
The DARPA Launch Challenge ended without a winner Monday when Astra scrubbed its last launch attempt less than a minute before liftoff. Astra's Rocket...

Satellite servicing vehicle docks with Intelsat satellite
Posted: Sat, Feb 29 8:03 AM ET (1303 GMT)
Northrop Grumman's satellite servicing spacecraft has successfully docked with an Intelsat satellite, the company announced Wednesday. Northrop's Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) 1 docked...

Astronomers discover temporary "mini-moon" orbiting Earth
Posted: Sat, Feb 29 7:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
Astronomers have discovered a small, temporary second moon orbiting the Earth. The object, 2020 CD3, was seen in mid-February and may be a small...

Virgin Galactic suggests further delays in start of SpaceShipTwo commercial flights
Posted: Sat, Feb 29 7:51 AM ET (1251 GMT)
The first commercial SpaceShipTwo flights by Virgin Galactic may slip again as the company takes a step toward reopening ticket sales. The company, publicly traded...