National space policy formalizes role of Space Force
Posted: Fri, Dec 18 6:23 PM ET (2323 GMT)
A new national space policy Wednesday formalizes the role of the U.S. Space Force. The new policy, announced at a meeting of the National...

Starship makes first high-altitude test flight
Posted: Fri, Dec 18 6:17 PM ET (2317 GMT)
SpaceX's Starship vehicle soared to new heights on a test flight that had an explosive ending. The Starship SN8 prototype lifted off from SpaceX'...

NASA report describes science of Artemis 3 lunar landing mission
Posted: Sat, Dec 12 9:59 AM ET (1459 GMT)
A NASA report released this week outlined the science that the agency hopes to achieve on the first crewed Artemis landing. The Artemis 3 Science...

SpaceX wins FCC rural broadband subsidy
Posted: Sat, Dec 12 9:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)
SpaceX secured $885 million in FCC rural broadband funding Monday. The FCC announced the outcome of the $9.2 billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF)...

Falcon 9 launches first upgraded cargo Dragon to ISS
Posted: Sat, Dec 12 9:42 AM ET (1442 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched the first in a new generation of Dragon cargo spacecraft Sunday. The Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center...

China launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Sat, Dec 12 9:31 AM ET (1431 GMT)
China launched a remote sensing satellite Dec. 5. A Long March 3B carrying the Gaofen-14 satellite launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at...

Hayabusa2 returns asteroid samples to Earth
Posted: Sat, Dec 12 9:27 AM ET (1427 GMT)
Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned samples of an asteroid to Earth on Dec. 5. The spacecraft's sample return canister landed in the Woomera Prohibited...

Soyuz launches Gonets satellites
Posted: Fri, Dec 4 12:10 PM ET (1710 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a trio of communications satellites Wednesday night. The Soyuz-2.1b lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia at...

Arecibo radio telescope collapses
Posted: Fri, Dec 4 12:03 PM ET (1703 GMT)
The giant Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed Tuesday, as officials had feared could happen. The instrument platform, suspended above the 305-meter dish,...

Soyuz launches UAE satellite
Posted: Fri, Dec 4 10:27 AM ET (1527 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a reconnaissance satellite for the UAE Tuesday night after months of delays. The Soyuz ST-A rocket lifted off from French...