SpaceX launches German radar satellites
Posted: Sun, Dec 31 11:18 AM ET (1618 GMT)
Another Falcon 9 launched a pair of radar imaging satellite for the German military Dec. 24. The rocket lifted off at 8:11 am EST (...

Falcon 9 booster lost after Starlink launch
Posted: Sun, Dec 31 11:17 AM ET (1617 GMT)
A Falcon 9 booster made a record-setting, but final, flight early Dec. 23. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 12:3...

Russia launches military satellite
Posted: Sun, Dec 31 11:15 AM ET (1615 GMT)
Russia launched a military satellite Dec. 21. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket lifted off from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 3:48 am EST (0848 GMT)...

Japanese lander enters lunar orbit
Posted: Sat, Dec 30 9:52 AM ET (1452 GMT)
A Japanese spacecraft has entered orbit around the moon ahead of a landing next month. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft performed a...

Firefly Alpha upper stage strands payloads in wrong orbit
Posted: Sat, Dec 30 9:48 AM ET (1448 GMT)
The upper stage of Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket malfunctioned during a launch Dec. 22, placing its payload into the wrong orbit. The Alpha lifted...

Chinese astronauts perform spacewalk
Posted: Sat, Dec 30 9:43 AM ET (1443 GMT)
Two Chinese astronauts performed a spacewalk Dec. 21 to perform repairs to the Tiangong space station. Mission commander Tang Hongbo and Tang Shengjie wrapped up...

Rocket Lab wins large government contract
Posted: Sat, Dec 30 9:41 AM ET (1441 GMT)
Rocket Lab has won a contract from a U.S. government agency worth up to $515 million for 18 satellites. Rocket Lab disclosed the contract...

Intuitive Machines delays first lander mission to February
Posted: Sat, Dec 30 9:38 AM ET (1438 GMT)
Intuitive Machines says it is delaying the launch of its first lunar lander mission by a month to mid-February. The company said Dec. 19...

New Shepard returns to flight
Posted: Thu, Dec 21 2:16 PM ET (1916 GMT)
Blue Origin's New Shepard completed its first suborbital flight in more than 15 months on Tuesday. The vehicle lifted off from the company's...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Thu, Dec 21 2:07 PM ET (1907 GMT)
SpaceX ended an 11-day launch hiatus Monday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 11:01 pm EST (0401 GMT Tuesday)...