China launches lunar sample return mission
Posted: Fri, Nov 27 11:03 AM ET (1603 GMT)
China launched Monday a mission to land on the moon and collect samples for return to the Earth. The Long March 5 lifted off from...

Relativity Space raises $500 million
Posted: Fri, Nov 27 10:58 AM ET (1558 GMT)
Small launch vehicle startup Relativity Space has raised $500 million. The company announced Monday it closed the Series D round, led by hedge fund Tiger...

Falcon 9 launches Sentinel-6 ocean science satellite
Posted: Fri, Nov 27 10:56 AM ET (1556 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched an ocean science satellite for the U.S. and Europe Saturday. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base...

OneWeb exits Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Posted: Fri, Nov 27 10:48 AM ET (1548 GMT)
OneWeb emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy Nov. 20 with a new CEO. The company announced it had completed all the paperwork to formally exit Chapter...

Vega launch fails
Posted: Thu, Nov 19 8:04 PM ET (0104 GMT)
A Vega launch Monday failed because cables in the rocket's upper stage were incorrectly installed. Arianespace announced Tuesday that analysis of telemetry from the...

SpaceX launches first operational commercial crew mission
Posted: Thu, Nov 19 8:00 PM ET (0100 GMT)
Four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station Monday night after a successful SpaceX commercial crew launch Sunday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off from...

Atlas 5 launches NRO payload
Posted: Thu, Nov 19 7:56 PM ET (0056 GMT)
An Atlas 5 launched a satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office on Friday. The rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 5:32 pm EST (...

ESA awards contracts for Copernicus satellites
Posted: Thu, Nov 19 7:52 PM ET (0052 GMT)
ESA awarded contracts Friday for three sets of Copernicus Earth observation satellites worth 1.3 billion euros ($1.54 billion). The three Copernicus satellite pairs...

Lunar Gateway facing cost and schedule delays
Posted: Sun, Nov 15 12:25 PM ET (1725 GMT)
NASA's lunar Gateway is suffering cost overruns and schedule delays. A report released this week by NASA's Office of Inspector General found that...

NASA certifies Crew Dragon
Posted: Sun, Nov 15 12:21 PM ET (1721 GMT)
NASA formally certified SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft Tuesday for missions to the International Space Station. The certification, the culmination of the commercial crew program,...