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Uncrewed Soyuz launched to ISS
Posted: Sat, Feb 25 9:05 AM ET (1405 GMT)
An uncrewed Soyuz spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after a launch Thursday night. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket launched from...

Relativity Space plans first Terran 1 launch for March 8
Posted: Sat, Feb 25 9:04 AM ET (1404 GMT)
Relativity Space announced Wednesday it expects to launch its first Terran 1 rocket next month. The company said it received an FAA launch license for...

First orbital Starship launch scheduled for March
Posted: Sat, Feb 25 9:03 AM ET (1403 GMT)
A SpaceX executive said Tuesday that the company remained on track to perform the first Starship orbital launch attempt next month. Speaking at the Space...

European Parliament approves satellite constellation proposal
Posted: Sat, Feb 18 9:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
The European Parliament has approved a proposed satellite connectivity constellation. The parliament passed a regulation this week for the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security...

Dislodged fuel filter linked to Virgin Orbit launch failure
Posted: Sat, Feb 18 9:33 AM ET (1433 GMT)
Virgin Orbit released more details Tuesday about the failure of its LauncherOne rocket last month. The company said a fuel filter in the rocket's...

Saudi Arabia names astronauts who will fly on commercial ISS mission
Posted: Sat, Feb 18 9:27 AM ET (1427 GMT)
The government of Saudi Arabia revealed Feb. 12 the two astronauts who will fly to the ISS this spring on a private astronaut mission. The...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Feb 18 9:24 AM ET (1424 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites Feb. 12. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station...

Progress spacecraft suffers coolant leak
Posted: Sat, Feb 18 9:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
For the second time in less than two months, a Russian spacecraft docked to the International Space Station suffered a coolant leak. The Russian space...

SpaceX conducts static-fire test of Starship booster
Posted: Sat, Feb 11 8:23 AM ET (1323 GMT)
SpaceX conducted a static-fire test of nearly all the engines in its Starship booster Thursday. The booster ignited its engines at about 4:14...

SSLV reaches orbit on second launch
Posted: Sat, Feb 11 8:18 AM ET (1318 GMT)
India's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) reached orbit on its second launch Thursday night. The rocket lifted off at 10:48 pm EST (0348...



news in brief
Starliner makes uncrewed return from ISS
Posted: Sun, Sep 8 10:07 AM ET (1407 GMT)

NASA confirms plans to cancel OSAM-1
Posted: Sun, Sep 8 10:02 AM ET (1402 GMT)

Chinese spaceplane completes third flight
Posted: Sun, Sep 8 10:00 AM ET (1400 GMT)

news links
Sunday, September 22
Cards Against Humanity sues Musk's SpaceX over South Texas land
San Antonio Express-News — 6:33 am ET (1033 GMT)
Cards Against Humanity Sues Elon Musk’s SpaceX for Trespassing
Wall Street Journal — 6:32 am ET (1032 GMT)


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