China returns lunar samples to Earth
Posted: Mon, Dec 21 5:49 AM ET (1049 GMT)
China's Chang'e-5 spacecraft returned samples of the moon to Earth on Wednesday. The spacecraft's return capsule landed in Inner Mongolia at...

Astra just misses reaching orbit on second orbital launch attempt
Posted: Mon, Dec 21 5:46 AM ET (1046 GMT)
Small launch vehicle company Astra just missed reaching orbit on its second launch Tuesday. The company's Rocket 3.2 lifted off from Kodiak Island,...

Rocket Lab launches Japanese SAR satellite
Posted: Sat, Dec 19 5:40 PM ET (2240 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched a Japanese synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite early Tuesday. An Electron rocket lifted off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand launch site...

Virgin Galactic aborts SpaceShipTwo tets flight
Posted: Sat, Dec 19 5:38 PM ET (2238 GMT)
Virgin Galactic aborted a SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceflight in New Mexico Dec. 12. SpaceShipTwo was released from its WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft at about 11:15 am...

Three companies win NASA contracts for cubesat launches
Posted: Sat, Dec 19 5:36 PM ET (2236 GMT)
Three companies won NASA contracts for launches of cubesats. NASA awarded contracts Friday to Astra Space, Firefly Aerospace and Relativity Space for launches of cubesat...

SpaceX launches SXM-7 satellite radio spacecraft
Posted: Sat, Dec 19 5:29 PM ET (2229 GMT)
SpaceX launched a satellite for SiriusXM Sunday. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 12:30 pm EST (1730 GMT) and deployed the...

Russia launches Angara 5 on second test flight
Posted: Sat, Dec 19 5:24 PM ET (2224 GMT)
Russia launched a heavy-lift version of its Angara rocket for just the second time Monday, six years after its first flight. The Angara-A5...

Delta 4 Heavy launches NRO satellite
Posted: Fri, Dec 18 6:31 PM ET (2331 GMT)
A Delta 4 Heavy rocket launched a long-delayed mission for the National Reconnaissance Office December 10. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at...

China launches gravitational wave astronomy satellites
Posted: Fri, Dec 18 6:27 PM ET (2327 GMT)
China launched a pair of small satellites to aid in gravitational wave studies. A Long March 11 rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch...

NASA selects Artremis Team of astronauts
Posted: Fri, Dec 18 6:26 PM ET (2326 GMT)
NASA has selected a group of astronauts who will be eligible to fly on future Artemis missions. NASA announced at the National Space Council meeting...