NASA completes JWST deployments
Posted: Sat, Jan 15 10:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is now fully deployed. The second of two "wings" of the primary mirror locked into position Jan. 8, completing...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites in first launch of 2022
Posted: Sat, Jan 8 9:13 AM ET (1413 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites Thursday in the first orbital launch of 2022. The Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center...

Arianespace reports revenue jump in 2021
Posted: Sat, Jan 8 9:10 AM ET (1410 GMT)
Arianespace is heading into the new year planning both for a transition of launch vehicles and a shifting mix of customers. The company announced Thursday...

Angara upper stage reenters
Posted: Sat, Jan 8 9:09 AM ET (1409 GMT)
The upper stage of a failed Angara launch reentered harmlessly Wednesday. The Space Force's 18th Space Control Squadron said the Persei upper stage reentered...

SLS rollout delayed to February
Posted: Sat, Jan 8 9:08 AM ET (1408 GMT)
The rollout of the first Space Launch System rocket had slipped to the middle of February. NASA said Wednesday that it replaced a controller in...

JWST completes sunshield deployment
Posted: Sat, Jan 8 9:07 AM ET (1407 GMT)
NASA celebrated the completed deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope's sunshield Tuesday. Controllers tensioned the final two layers of the five-layer sunshield...

LM-3B launches experimental communications satellite
Posted: Thu, Dec 30 2:30 PM ET (1930 GMT)
China wrapped up a record-breaking year with the launch of an experimental communications satellite Wednesday. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off from launch...

LM-2D launches imaging satellite
Posted: Thu, Dec 30 2:29 PM ET (1929 GMT)
China launched a mysterious satellite Wednesday morning. A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 6:13 am EST (...

FAA delays SpaceX Starship environmental review
Posted: Thu, Dec 30 2:28 PM ET (1928 GMT)
The FAA said Tuesday it needs at least two more months to complete an environmental review required for SpaceX Starship orbital launches. The agency said...

Upper stage of Angara rocket malfunctions
Posted: Thu, Dec 30 2:27 PM ET (1927 GMT)
The upper stage of an Angara rocket launched Monday reportedly malfunctioned, stranding it in a low transfer orbit. The Angara-A5 rocket lifted off from...