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Crew-7 returns to Earth
Posted: Sat, Mar 16 11:45 AM ET (1545 GMT)
A Crew Dragon spacecraft returned four people from the International Space Station Tuesday morning. The spacecraft Endurance splashed down off the Florida coast near Pensacola...

NASA requests $25.4 billion in 2025 budget proposal
Posted: Sat, Mar 16 11:39 AM ET (1539 GMT)
NASA says that it's faced with "hard choices" for its programs because of spending caps. The agency released its 2025 budget proposal Monday, seeking...

SpaceX launches back-to-back Starlink missions
Posted: Sat, Mar 16 11:28 AM ET (1528 GMT)
SpaceX launched a pair of Starlink missions five hours apart Sunday night. One Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 7:05 pm...

Stratolaunch conducts first Talon powered flight
Posted: Sat, Mar 16 11:26 AM ET (1526 GMT)
Stratolaunch successfully launched its first Talon vehicle intended for hypersonics research. The Talon TA-1 vehicle launched from the company's Roc aircraft March 9...

Astra Space to go private
Posted: Sun, Mar 10 9:18 AM ET (1318 GMT)
Astra Space has accepted a proposal from its founders to take the company private. The satellite propulsion and launch vehicle company announced Thursday that its...

UK government to invest in Shetlands spaceport
Posted: Sun, Mar 10 9:17 AM ET (1317 GMT)
The UK government is proposing to invest 10 million pounds ($13 million) into SaxaVord Spaceport. The funding was announced Wednesday in a budget speech by...

SpaceX launches Transporter-10 rideshare mission
Posted: Sun, Mar 10 9:15 AM ET (1315 GMT)
SpaceX launched its tenth Transporter rideshare mission Monday. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 5:05 pm EST (...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Mar 10 9:14 AM ET (1314 GMT)
Less than two hours after Transporter-10, SpaceX launched another set of Starlinks. A Falcon 9 launched from Cape Canaveral at 6:56 pm EST (...

Iridium acquires Satellites
Posted: Sat, Mar 9 9:22 AM ET (1422 GMT)
Iridium announced Monday it is acquiring Satelles, a company that provides alternative positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services on its satellites. Iridium is spending about $...

SpaceX launches Crew-8 to ISS
Posted: Sat, Mar 9 9:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
A new crew launched to the International Space Station Sunday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 10:53 pm...



news in brief
Rocket Lab wins contract for rocket cargo mission
Posted: Sat, May 10 9:49 AM ET (1349 GMT)

Capella Space to be acquired by quantum computing company
Posted: Sat, May 10 9:45 AM ET (1345 GMT)


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