MDA wins contract for satellite constellation
Posted: Sat, Nov 25 8:24 AM ET (1324 GMT)
Canada's MDA has won a $131 million contract from an unidentified customer for a satellite constellation. MDA said the the contract will allow the...

SpaceX launches second Starship/Super Heavy
Posted: Thu, Nov 23 8:06 AM ET (1306 GMT)
SpaceX launched the second Starship/Super Heavy test flight Saturday, achieving several key milestones while falling short of full success. The vehicle lifted off from...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Thu, Nov 23 8:00 AM ET (1300 GMT)
Besides launching Starship, SpaceX conducted two Falcon 9 Starlink launches over the weekend. One Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 12:05...

First Kuiper prototype satellites pass tests
Posted: Thu, Nov 23 7:58 AM ET (1258 GMT)
Amazon says it is ready to move into full-scale production of its Project Kuiper satellites after completing in-orbit tests of two prototypes. KuiperSat-...

China launches ocean observation satellite
Posted: Thu, Nov 23 7:56 AM ET (1256 GMT)
China launched the first in a new line of ocean observation satellites Nov. 15. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off at 10:55 pm...

NASA exploration head to become agency's associate administration
Posted: Thu, Nov 23 7:55 AM ET (1255 GMT)
Jim Free, NASA's associate administrator for exploration systems development, is getting a promotion. NASA announced last week that Free will become associate administrator, the...

Dragon cargo spacecraft sent to ISS
Posted: Sat, Nov 11 8:16 AM ET (1316 GMT)
SpaceX launched a cargo Dragon mission to the International Space Station Thursday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:28 pm EST (0128 GMT...

China launches communications satellite
Posted: Sat, Nov 11 8:11 AM ET (1311 GMT)
China launched a communications satellite early Thursday. A Long March 3B lifted off at 6:23 am EST (1123 GMT) from the Xichang Satellite Launch...

Rocket Lab prepares to resume Electron launches
Posted: Sat, Nov 11 8:09 AM ET (1309 GMT)
Rocket Lab is preparing to resume Electron launches in late November after completing an investigation into a September launch failure. The company said Wednesday it...

Virgin Galactic to halt SpaceShipTwo flights by mid-2024
Posted: Sat, Nov 11 8:06 AM ET (1306 GMT)
Virgin Galactic plans to halt flights of its VSS Unity suborbital spaceplane by the middle of next year. The company said Wednesday that it will...