SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Vandenberg
Posted: Sun, Jun 4 9:11 AM ET (1311 GMT)
SpaceX launched another set of Starlink satellites early Wednesday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 2:02 am EDT (0602...

Crew Dragon splashes down to conclude Ax-2 misison
Posted: Sun, Jun 4 9:09 AM ET (1309 GMT)
Axiom Space's second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station ended with a successful splashdown Tuesday night. The Crew Dragon spacecraft flying the...

North Korean launch of reconnaissance satellite fails
Posted: Sun, Jun 4 9:06 AM ET (1306 GMT)
A North Korean rocket failed shortly after liftoff Tuesday, plunging into the ocean with its spy satellite payload. The Chollima-1 rocket lifted off at...

Viasat completes acquisition of Inmarsat
Posted: Sun, Jun 4 8:48 AM ET (1248 GMT)
Viasat has completed its acquisition of Inmarsat, the companies announced Tuesday. The combined company has 19 satellites in orbit across Ka-, L- and S- band...

Shenzhou-16 launches to Tiangong space station
Posted: Sat, Jun 3 11:14 AM ET (1514 GMT)
China launched a new crew to its Tiangong space station Monday. A Long March 2F rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at...

India launches navigation satellite
Posted: Sat, Jun 3 11:07 AM ET (1507 GMT)
India launched a navigation satellite Monday. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark 2 rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 1:...

Falcon 9 launches Badr-8
Posted: Sat, Jun 3 11:04 AM ET (1504 GMT)
SpaceX launched an Arabsat communications satellite May 27. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 12:30 am EDT (0430 GMT) and deployed...

Russia launches reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Sat, Jun 3 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
Russia launched a military reconnaissance satellite May 26. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket launched from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia's Far East at 5:...

Software problem blamed for lunar lander crash
Posted: Sat, Jun 3 11:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)
A software problem caused a Japanese lunar lander to crash last month. Executives with Japanese company ispace said May 26 that its HAKUTO-R M1...

Rocket Lab launches second pair of TROPICS cubesats
Posted: Sat, May 27 11:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched a second pair of NASA storm-monitoring cubesats overnight. The company's Electron rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in New...