Raytheon satellites dropped from SDA constellation
Posted: Sat, Mar 23 11:11 AM ET (1511 GMT)
The Space Development Agency (SDA) will not include seven satellites from Raytheon in a missile-tracking constellation. The agency said it is "reevaluating and considering...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from Florida
Posted: Sat, Mar 23 11:08 AM ET (1508 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched a set of Starlink satellites March 15. The Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center at 8:21 pm...

SpaceX launches third Starship test flight
Posted: Sun, Mar 17 9:02 AM ET (1302 GMT)
SpaceX launched Starship on a third, mostly successful test flight Thursday. The Starship/Super Heavy vehicle lifted off from the company's Starbase facility in...

Chinese launch of lunar satellites malfunctions
Posted: Sun, Mar 17 8:56 AM ET (1256 GMT)
A malfunction during a Chinese launch Wednesday may have doomed two lunar spacecraft. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch...

First launch of Japanese Kairos rocket fails seconds after liftoff
Posted: Sat, Mar 16 11:48 AM ET (1548 GMT)
The first launch of a privately developed Japanese rocket ended in an explosion seconds after liftoff. The Kairos rocket lifted off at 10:01 pm...

Rocket Lab launches Synspective SAR satellite
Posted: Sat, Mar 16 11:46 AM ET (1546 GMT)
Rocket Lab launched a Japanese radar imaging satellite Tuesday. The company's Electron rocket lifted off from its New Zealand launch site at 11:03...

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...