Virgin Galactic performs last commercial flight of VSS Unity
Posted: Sun, Jun 16 10:03 AM ET (1403 GMT)
Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity suborbital spaceplane made its final commercial flight June 8 as the company moves on to a new generation of vehicles....

Chang'e-6 lands on lunar farside
Posted: Mon, Jun 3 11:53 AM ET (1553 GMT)
China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft successfully landed on the far side of the moon Saturday to collect samples to return to Earth. The Chang’...

Ground computer problem scrubs Starliner launch
Posted: Mon, Jun 3 11:51 AM ET (1551 GMT)
A problem with a ground computer scrubbed a Starliner launch attempt Saturday. The computer glitch halted the countdown less than four minutes before the scheduled...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Mon, Jun 3 11:50 AM ET (1550 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites Friday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 10:37 pm EDT (0237 GMT Saturday) from Cape Canaveral...

China conducts two launches Thursday
Posted: Mon, Jun 3 11:50 AM ET (1550 GMT)
China carried out two launches Thursday. A Long March 3B lifted off at 8:12 am EDT (1212 GMT) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center...

Peru and Slovakia sign Artemis Accords
Posted: Mon, Jun 3 11:49 AM ET (1549 GMT)
Peru and Slovakia are the latest countries to sign the Artemis Accords. Officials from the two countries signed the Accords in separate ceremonies Thursday at...

Soyuz launches Progress cargo spacecraft
Posted: Mon, Jun 3 11:48 AM ET (1548 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft launched to the International Space Station early Thursday. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 5:...

Verizon to invest $100 million in AST SpaceMobile
Posted: Sun, Jun 2 10:21 AM ET (1421 GMT)
Verizon will invest $100 million into AST SpaceMobile to support its direct-to-smartphone services. The $100 million commitment comprises $65 million in commercial prepayments...

Falcon 9 launches ESA's EarthCARE
Posted: Sun, Jun 2 10:18 AM ET (1418 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched an Earth science satellite for Europe and Japan Tuesday. The rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Jun 2 10:15 AM ET (1415 GMT)
SpaceX launched a set of Starlink satellites Tuesday after a one-day delay. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 10:24...