Electron launches BlackSky satellites
Posted: Fri, Mar 31 7:16 PM ET (2316 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched a pair of BlackSky imaging satellites early March 24. An Electron rocket lifted off from the company's Launch Complex 1 in...

First Terran 1 launch fails to reach orbit
Posted: Sat, Mar 25 11:25 AM ET (1525 GMT)
Relativity Space launched its first Terran 1 rocket Wednesday night, exceeding expectations even while falling short of orbit. The Terran 1 lifted off at 11:...

Soyuz launches Russian military satellite
Posted: Sat, Mar 25 11:23 AM ET (1523 GMT)
A Soyuz rocket launched a military satellite early Thursday. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 2:40 am EDT (...

China launches weather satellites
Posted: Sat, Mar 25 11:22 AM ET (1522 GMT)
China launched a set of weather satellites early Wednesday. A Kuaizhou-1A rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 5:09 a....

HAKUTO-R lander enters lunar orbit
Posted: Sat, Mar 25 11:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
A lunar lander by Japanese company ispace has entered orbit around the moon. The HAKUTO-R Mission 1 lander entered orbit around the moon at...

SpaceX launches SES, Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Mar 25 11:20 AM ET (1520 GMT)
SpaceX launched the final two satellites for SES to clear C-band spectrum March 17. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 7:38 pm EDT (...

Electron launches Capella Space satellites
Posted: Wed, Mar 22 9:25 PM ET (0125 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched a pair of Capella Space radar satellites March 16. An Electron rocket lifted off from Wallops Island, Virginia, at 6:38 pm...

China launches geostationary imaging satellites
Posted: Wed, Mar 22 9:21 PM ET (0121 GMT)
China launched a classified optical imaging satellite to geostationary orbit March 17. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center...

China launches experimental satellite
Posted: Wed, Mar 22 9:20 PM ET (0120 GMT)
China launched a new classified satellite March 15 as part of an apparent space systems development test program. A Long March 11 rocket lifted off...

Virgin Orbit pauses operations because of funding problems
Posted: Wed, Mar 22 9:18 PM ET (0118 GMT)
Virgin Orbit announced late March 15 it was temporarily halting operations and furloughing staff. The small launch vehicle company announced a "company-wide operational pause"...