NASA gets $23.3 billion in 2021 omnibus spending bill
Posted: Sat, Jan 2 12:29 PM ET (1729 GMT)
An omnibus spending bill passed Monday will give NASA nearly $23.3 billion in fiscal year 2021, but cuts funding in some key programs. The...

China launches first Long March 8
Posted: Sat, Jan 2 12:20 PM ET (1720 GMT)
China successfully launched its first Long March 8 rocket Dec. 21. The medium-lift rocket launched from the Wenchang spaceport on the island of Hainan...

SpaceX launches NRO mission
Posted: Thu, Dec 31 1:49 PM ET (1849 GMT)
SpaceX launched a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office Dec. 19. The Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 9 am...

Lockheed Martin to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne
Posted: Thu, Dec 31 1:39 PM ET (1839 GMT)
Lockheed Martin will acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne in a $4.4 billion deal announced Dec. 20. Lockheed said the acquisition gives the company a larger footprint...

ESA selects next director general
Posted: Thu, Dec 31 1:35 PM ET (1835 GMT)
ESA's next director general says he will prioritize the agency's relationship with the EU and supporting commercial space development. At a news conference...

Investigation confirms cause of Vega failure
Posted: Thu, Dec 31 1:32 PM ET (1832 GMT)
An independent investigation confirmed that improperly connected cables caused the failure of a Vega launch last month. The European Space Agency announced Dec. 18 that...

Soyuz launches OneWeb satellites
Posted: Thu, Dec 31 1:27 PM ET (1827 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched Dec. 18 carrying three dozen OneWeb satellites. The Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's...

India launches CMS-01 communications satellite
Posted: Mon, Dec 21 6:01 AM ET (1101 GMT)
India launched a communications satellite early Thursday. A PSLV rocket lifted off at 5:11 am EST (1011 GMT) and released the CMS-01 satellite...

White House releases space nuclear strategy
Posted: Mon, Dec 21 5:57 AM ET (1057 GMT)
The White House released a strategy Wednesday for the development of space nuclear power and propulsion systems. Space Policy Directive (SPD) 6, titled "National Strategy...

Canadian astronaut to fly on first crewed Artemis mission
Posted: Mon, Dec 21 5:52 AM ET (1052 GMT)
A Canadian astronaut will fly on the first crewed Orion mission. NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced Wednesday they had signed an agreement...