Soyuz sends crew to ISS
Posted: Sun, Apr 11 11:52 AM ET (1552 GMT)
A Soyuz spacecraft delivered a new crew to the International Space Station early Friday. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome...

China launches space environment satellite
Posted: Sun, Apr 11 11:40 AM ET (1540 GMT)
China launched a space environment satellite Thursday. A Long March 4B rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 7:01 pm EDT (...

Orbcomm to be acquired by private equity firm
Posted: Sun, Apr 11 11:36 AM ET (1536 GMT)
Orbcomm announced Thursday it will be acquired by a private equity company. GI Partners, which invests in data infrastructure, is paying $11.50 in cash...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Apr 11 11:31 AM ET (1531 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites Wednesday as the company gets close to providing continuous global coverage. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape...

Lockheed Martin orders up to 58 launches from ABL Space Systems
Posted: Sun, Apr 11 11:25 AM ET (1525 GMT)
Lockheed Martin announced a contract Monday with ABL Space Systems for up to 58 launches through the end of the decade. Lockheed announced it would...

Starship SN11 prototype crashes on test flight
Posted: Sat, Apr 3 10:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)
SpaceX's latest Starship prototype launched, and crashed, Tuesday morning. The Starship SN11 vehicle lifted off from Boca Chica, Texas, at about 9 am EDT (...

Crew announced for Inspiration4 Crew Dragon mission
Posted: Sat, Apr 3 10:53 AM ET (1453 GMT)
The first "all-civilian" human spaceflight mission, Inspiration4, has finalized its crew. Inspiration4 unveiled the four-person crew Tuesday, which includes the winners of both...

China launches Earth observation satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 3 10:48 AM ET (1448 GMT)
China launched an Earth observation satellite Tuesday. A Long March 4C rocket launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 6:45 pm EDT (2245...

Virgin Galactic rolls out next suborbital spaceplane
Posted: Sat, Apr 3 10:46 AM ET (1446 GMT)
Virgin Galactic unveiled the first of a new line of suborbital vehicles Tuesday. VSS Imagine is the first of the "Spaceship III" series, which looks...

Biden Administration to retain National Space Council
Posted: Sat, Apr 3 10:42 AM ET (1442 GMT)
The Biden administration will retain the National Space Council, at least in some form. The National Security Council said Monday that the administration will move...