North Korean launch fails
Posted: Sun, Jun 2 10:12 AM ET (1412 GMT)
A North Korean rocket carrying a reconnaissance satellite exploded after launch Monday. The rocket lifted off at about 9:44 am EDT (1344 GMT) from...

Rocket Lab launches first NASA PREFIRE cubesat
Posted: Mon, May 27 10:05 AM ET (1405 GMT)
A Rocket Lab Electron successfully launched the first of two NASA Earth science cubesats Saturday. The Electron lifted off from Launch Complex 1 in New...

NASA and Boeing set June 1 launch date for Starliner
Posted: Mon, May 27 9:21 AM ET (1321 GMT)
NASA and Boeing are targeting a June 1 launch of the first crewed CST-100 Starliner spacecraft after resolving a helium leak in the spacecraft....

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, May 26 11:33 AM ET (1533 GMT)
SpaceX launched more Starlink satellites on two missions 24 hours apart. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at...

New European astronauts picked for ISS missions
Posted: Sun, May 26 11:26 AM ET (1526 GMT)
Two of ESA's newest astronauts now have flight assignments. ESA announced Wednesday that Sophie Adenot and Raphaël Liégeois will fly on separate...

ESA selects two companies for commercial cargo contracts
Posted: Sun, May 26 11:23 AM ET (1523 GMT)
ESA has selected two companies to begin work on designs for commercial cargo vehicles that could be precursors for crewed spacecraft. ESA announced Wednesday it...

SpaceX launches NRO satellites
Posted: Sun, May 26 11:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
SpaceX launched the first in a new line of NRO reconnaissance satellites this morning. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in...

ESA plans July launch of first Ariane 6
Posted: Sun, May 26 11:19 AM ET (1519 GMT)
ESA and partners on the Ariane 6 are targeting the first two weeks of July for the rocket's inaugural flight. In an update Tuesday,...

US claims new Russian satellite is an anti-satellite weapon
Posted: Sat, May 25 12:14 PM ET (1614 GMT)
The US government says a Russian satellite launched last week is a counterspace weapon. During a UN Security Council session Monday, Amb. Robert Wood said...

Kuaizhou-11 launches four Chinese satellites
Posted: Sat, May 25 12:07 PM ET (1607 GMT)
A Chinese small launch vehicles placed four satellites into orbit Tuesday. A Kuaizhou-11 rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 12:...