China launches MEO communication satellites
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:12 AM ET (1312 GMT)
China launched a pair of medium Earth orbit broadband satellites late Wednesday. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off at 9:43 pm EDT (0143...

Rocket Lab delays Neutron first launch to 2025
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:10 AM ET (1310 GMT)
Rocket Lab says its Neutron medium-lift rocket won't be ready for a first launch before the middle of 2025. The company said in...

China launches imaging satellites
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:09 AM ET (1309 GMT)
China launched the first Long March 6C rocket late Monday. The rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:21 pm EDT (...

Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites from Florida
Posted: Sun, May 12 9:07 AM ET (1307 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched a set of Starlink satellites Monday. The rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 2:14 pm EDT (1814 GMT) and...

Centaur valve problem scrubs Starliner launch
Posted: Sat, May 11 10:58 AM ET (1458 GMT)
A problem with a valve in the Atlas 5 upper stage scrubbed the first crewed launch of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner Monday night. Controllers...

SpaceX unveils EVA spacesuits
Posted: Sat, May 11 10:55 AM ET (1455 GMT)
SpaceX unveiled May 4 long-awaited EVA suits that will be worn on an upcoming private astronaut mission. The company revealed the suits, which are...

China launches farside lunar sample return mission
Posted: Sat, May 11 10:53 AM ET (1453 GMT)
China launched a mission to return samples from the far side of the moon. A Long March 5 rocket lifted off from the Wenchang Satellite...

Falcon 9 launches first WorldView Legion satellites
Posted: Sat, May 11 10:50 AM ET (1450 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched the first WorldView Legion satellites for Maxar Intelligence May 2. The rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California...

Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, May 11 10:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched a set of Starlink satellites May 2. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 10:37 pm EDT (0237...

SES to acquire Intelsat
Posted: Sun, May 5 6:42 AM ET (1042 GMT)
SES announced Tuesday that it will acquire Intelsat for $3.1 billion, combining two of the biggest GEO satellite operators. The companies said the deal...