China launches reconnaissance satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 27 10:09 AM ET (1409 GMT)
China launched its second Yaogan-42 reconnaissance satellite April 20. A Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 7:...

Three European countries join Artemis Accords
Posted: Sun, Apr 21 9:05 AM ET (1305 GMT)
Three European countries signed the Artemis Accords for sustainable space exploration in less than a week. Switzerland signed the Accords on Monday at an event...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on back-to-back launches
Posted: Sun, Apr 21 9:02 AM ET (1302 GMT)
SpaceX launched two sets of Starlink satellites from Florida a little more than 24 hours apart. A Falcon 9 lifted off from the Kennedy Space...

Iceye raises $93 million
Posted: Sat, Apr 20 10:28 AM ET (1428 GMT)
Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite company Iceye has raised $93 million. Iceye announced the round Wednesday, led by Finnish sovereign wealth fund Solidium Oy and...

NASA seeks revamp of Mars Sample Return program
Posted: Sat, Apr 20 10:26 AM ET (1426 GMT)
NASA is looking for fresh ideas to reduce the cost and shorten the schedule for Mars Sample Return. The agency announced Monday that it will...

NASA confirms ISS debris hit Florida house
Posted: Sat, Apr 20 10:23 AM ET (1423 GMT)
NASA confirmed Monday than an object that hit a Florida home was debris from the International Space Station. NASA said it analyzed the object that...

China launches remote sensing satellite
Posted: Sat, Apr 20 10:20 AM ET (1420 GMT)
China launched a commercial remote sensing satellite early Monday. A Long March 2D rocket lifted off at 12:12 am EDT (0412 GMT) from the...

SpaceX sets reusability mark with Starlink launch
Posted: Sat, Apr 20 10:19 AM ET (1419 GMT)
SpaceX set two records with a Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites April 12. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at...

Falcon 9 launches military weather satellite
Posted: Sun, Apr 14 11:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched a Space Force weather satellite Thursday morning. The rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 10:25...

JAXA to land astronauts on Moon through NASA partnership
Posted: Sun, Apr 14 11:14 AM ET (1514 GMT)
Two Japanese astronauts will walk on the moon on future Artemis missions under a new agreement with NASA. NASA and the Japanese government announced Wednesday...