Astroscale raises $109 million
Posted: Sat, Dec 4 10:39 AM ET (1539 GMT)
Astroscale raised $109 million in a new funding round Nov. 25. The company raised the Series F round from Japanese and European investors, bringing the...

China launches classified satellites
Posted: Sat, Dec 4 10:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)
A Chinese small launch vehicle placed a classified satellite into orbit Nov. 24. The Kuaizhou-1A lifted off at 6:41 pm EST (2341 GMT)...

Soyuz launches military satellite
Posted: Sat, Dec 4 10:37 AM ET (1537 GMT)
Russia launched a military satellite Nov. 24. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off at 8:09 pm EST (0109 GMT Nov. 25) from the...

Soyuz launches Prichal ISS module
Posted: Sat, Nov 27 10:25 AM ET (1525 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a new International Space Station module Wednesday. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off at 8:08 am EST (1308 GMT)...

Falcon 9 launches NASA DART planetary defense mission
Posted: Sat, Nov 27 10:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
NASA's first planetary defense mission is on its way to a near Earth asteroid after a launch early Wednesday. A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted...

China launches imaging satellite
Posted: Sat, Nov 27 10:16 AM ET (1516 GMT)
China launched another imaging satellite Monday. A Long March 2C spacecraft lifted off at 6:45 pm EST (2345 GMT) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch...

JWST launch delayed by payload processing issue
Posted: Fri, Nov 26 7:23 AM ET (1223 GMT)
The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope will be delayed by at least four days after a payload processing incident. NASA said Monday that...

Astra reaches orbit on fourth attempt
Posted: Fri, Nov 26 7:21 AM ET (1221 GMT)
Small launch vehicle developer Astra reached orbit on its fourth attempt early Saturday. The company's Rocket 3.3 vehicle lifted off from Kodiak Island,...

China launches imaging satellite
Posted: Fri, Nov 26 7:19 AM ET (1219 GMT)
China launched a high-resolution imaging satellite Nov. 19. A Long March 4B rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 8:51...

Sierra Space raises $1.4 billion
Posted: Fri, Nov 26 7:18 AM ET (1218 GMT)
Sierra Space announced Nov. 19 it has raised $1.4 billion to further development of key elements of a commercial space station. The company, spun...