Peregrine lunar lander reenters
Posted: Sat, Jan 20 11:27 AM ET (1627 GMT)
Astrobotic said its Peregrine lunar lander safety reentered Thursday. The company announced it lost telemetry with the spacecraft at 3:50 p.m. Eastern, about...

China launches cargo spacecraft to Tiangong space station
Posted: Sat, Jan 20 11:25 AM ET (1625 GMT)
China launched a cargo spacecraft to its Tiangong space station Wednesday. A Long March 7 spacecraft lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center at...

SDA awards $2.5 billion in contracts for missile-warning satellites
Posted: Sat, Jan 20 11:24 AM ET (1624 GMT)
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded $2.5 billion in contracts to three companies for missile-tracking satellites. SDA announced Tuesday it selected L3Harris,...

Space conducts two Starlink launches
Posted: Sat, Jan 20 11:22 AM ET (1622 GMT)
SpaceX performed a pair of Falcon 9 Starlink launches on Sunday. One Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 3:...

ULA launches first Vulcan Centaur
Posted: Sun, Jan 14 10:50 AM ET (1550 GMT)
United Launch Alliance successfully launched its first Vulcan Centaur rocket early Monday. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 2:18 a.m. Eastern...

UAE to provide airlock module for lunar Gateway
Posted: Sun, Jan 14 10:43 AM ET (1543 GMT)
The United Arab Emirates will provide an airlock module for the lunar Gateway. NASA and the UAE's Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre announced Sunday...

NASA adds funding to commercial space station awards
Posted: Sun, Jan 14 10:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)
NASA has added funding and milestones to agreements with two commercial space station developers. NASA said Friday it added a combined $99.5 million to...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Jan 14 10:35 AM ET (1535 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites Jan. 7. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 5:35 pm EST (2235 GMT) and...

China launches weather satellites
Posted: Sun, Jan 14 10:33 AM ET (1533 GMT)
China launched another set of weather satellites Jan. 5. A Kuaizhou-1A lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 6:20 am EST (...

SpaceX launches Swedish communications satellite
Posted: Sat, Jan 6 6:06 PM ET (2306 GMT)
SpaceX launched a Swedish communications satellite Wednesday. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 6:04 pm EST (2304 GMT) from Cape Canaveral and placed the...