China launches SAR satelite
Posted: Sat, Jan 29 10:19 AM ET (1519 GMT)
China launched a civilian radar-imaging satellite Tuesday. A Long March 4C rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 6:44 pm...

NASA identifies cause of Lucy solar array issue
Posted: Sat, Jan 29 10:16 AM ET (1516 GMT)
Engineers believe they understand why one of two solar arrays on NASA's Lucy spacecraft failed to fully deploy. One of the circular arrays, 7....

Atlas 5 launches GEO inspection satellites
Posted: Sat, Jan 22 11:03 AM ET (1603 GMT)
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 launched a pair of space surveillance satellite for the US Space Force Friday. The Atlas 5 511 lifted off...

ABL Space Systems rocket destroyed in test
Posted: Sat, Jan 22 10:53 AM ET (1553 GMT)
A "test anomaly" destroyed the upper stage of an ABL Space Systems rocket Wednesday. An explosion took place at Mojave Air and Space Port in...

SpaceX passes 2,000 Starlink satellites launched
Posted: Sat, Jan 22 10:51 AM ET (1551 GMT)
SpaceX launched more Starlink satellites Tuesday night, bringing the total number of such satellites launched to more than 2,000. A Falcon 9 lifted off...

Satellogic raises $150 million
Posted: Sat, Jan 22 10:47 AM ET (1547 GMT)
Earth-imaging company Satellogic has raised $150 million from a fund led by former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The investment from Liberty Strategic Capital will...

China launches classified satellite
Posted: Sat, Jan 22 10:45 AM ET (1545 GMT)
China launched a classified satellite Jan. 16 in the country's first launch of the year. A Long March 2D lifted off at 9:35...

LauncherOne launches seven cubesats
Posted: Sat, Jan 15 10:58 AM ET (1558 GMT)
Virgin Orbit placed seven cubesats into orbit Thursday on its third operational LauncherOne mission. The company's 747 carrier aircraft took off from Mojave Air...

SpaceX launches more than 100 smallsats on Falcon 9 rideshare mission
Posted: Sat, Jan 15 10:56 AM ET (1556 GMT)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched more than 100 smallsats on a rideshare mission Thursday. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 10:...

Indian government selects new head of ISRO
Posted: Sat, Jan 15 10:43 AM ET (1543 GMT)
The Indian government has selected a new head of its space agency, ISRO. S. Somanath will take over as chairman of ISRO on Friday, succeeding...