SXM-7 satellite malfunctions after launch
Posted: Sat, Jan 30 9:45 AM ET (1445 GMT)
A satellite launched for SiriusXM last month is malfunctioning. Sirius XM and satellite manufacturer Maxar Technologies said Wednesday that the SXM-7 satellite, launched Dec....

Astronauts encounter cable problems during spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Jan 30 9:42 AM ET (1442 GMT)
Spacewalking astronauts ran into problems installing an experiment platform outside the International Space Station Wednesday. Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover spent nearly seven hours...

Axiom Space announces crew of first private ISS mission
Posted: Sat, Jan 30 9:38 AM ET (1438 GMT)
Axiom Space announced on Tuesday the crew of its first private mission to the ISS next year. The Ax-1 mission, scheduled for launch no...

SpaceX launches record number of satellites on Falcon 9 mission
Posted: Sat, Jan 30 9:35 AM ET (1435 GMT)
SpaceX set a record Sunday by launching 143 small satellites on a single Falcon 9. The rocket launched from Cape Canaveral at 10 am EST (...

Voyager Space Holdings to take majority stake in Nanoracks
Posted: Sat, Jan 2 12:40 PM ET (1740 GMT)
Voyager Space Holdings is acquiring a majority stake in commercial space station company Nanoracks. Terms of the deal, announced Dec. 23, were not disclosed, but...

China launches reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Sat, Jan 2 12:36 PM ET (1736 GMT)
China launched a reconnaissance satellite Dec. 27. A Long March 4C rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 10:44 am EST (...

SLS upper stage passes review
Posted: Sat, Jan 2 12:33 PM ET (1733 GMT)
An upgraded upper stage for the Space Launch System has passed a key review. Boeing said last week that the Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) completed...

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...