Soyuz-2 launches weather satellite
Posted: Thu, Dec 21 2:03 PM ET (1903 GMT)
Russia launched a weather satellite Saturday. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 4:18 am EST (0918 GMT) and placed...

China launches large optical satellite to GEO
Posted: Thu, Dec 21 2:01 PM ET (1901 GMT)
China launched a large optical satellite to geostationary orbit Friday. A Long March 5 rocket lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center at 8:...

Electron returns to flight with Japanese satellite launch
Posted: Sun, Dec 17 10:11 AM ET (1511 GMT)
Rocket Lab's Electron returned to flight Thursday night after a launch failure nearly three months ago. The Electron lifted off at 11:05 pm...

China launches spaceplane
Posted: Sun, Dec 17 10:06 AM ET (1506 GMT)
China launched a secretive spaceplane Thursday. A Long March 2F rocket lifted off at about 10:00 am EST (1500 GMT from the Jiuquan Satellite...

Final Vega launch delays to replace missing fuel tanks
Posted: Sun, Dec 17 10:03 AM ET (1503 GMT)
The final launch of the original version of the Vega rocket will be delayed to replace missing upper-stage tanks. ESA officials said Thursday that...

FCC revokes SpaceX Starlink subsidies
Posted: Sat, Dec 16 11:05 AM ET (1605 GMT)
The FCC upheld a decision to revoke nearly $900 million in rural broadband subsidies from SpaceX. The company was in line for $886 million over...

True Anomaly raises $100 million
Posted: Sat, Dec 16 10:59 AM ET (1559 GMT)
True Anomaly has raised $100 million to continue work on space security technologies. The Denver-based startup announced the Series B round Tuesday, led by...

First Vulcan launch slips to January
Posted: Sat, Dec 16 10:57 AM ET (1557 GMT)
The first launch of ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket is likely to slip to January. ULA CEO Tory Bruno said Sunday that the company was...

China launches reconnaissance payload
Posted: Sat, Dec 16 10:55 AM ET (1555 GMT)
China launched another reconnaissance mission Dec. 9. A Long March 2D lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 8:58 pm EST (0158...

Landspace launches Zhuque-2 rocket
Posted: Sat, Dec 16 10:54 AM ET (1554 GMT)
Chinese startup Landspace performed the second successful launch of its Zhuque-2 rocket Dec. 8. The rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center...