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NASA planning Artemis 2 rollback after upper stage issue
Posted: Sun, Feb 22 11:50 AM ET (1650 GMT)
Just a day after setting a March launch date for the Artemis 2 mission, NASA said Saturday a launch next month is no longer possible...

NASA releases report on Starliner crewed test flight problems
Posted: Sun, Feb 22 11:45 AM ET (1645 GMT)
NASA released a report Thursday describing serious technical and organizational failures during the Starliner crewed test flight in 2024. That flight suffered multiple thruster failures...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, Feb 22 11:42 AM ET (1642 GMT)
SpaceX launched more Starlink satellites Thursday on a mission that featured a booster landing in The Bahamas. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral,...

Orbex goes bankrupt
Posted: Sun, Feb 22 11:40 AM ET (1640 GMT)
Orbex, a U.K.-based launch vehicle developer, has formally entered bankruptcy. Advisory firm FRP was appointed Wednesday as administrator for the company, which announced...

UAE extends Hope Mars orbiter mission
Posted: Sun, Feb 22 11:36 AM ET (1636 GMT)
The UAE Space Agency is extending the mission of its Hope Mars orbiter. The agency said it will extend the Hope spacecraft, formally known as...

Crew-12 launches to ISS
Posted: Sun, Feb 15 10:57 AM ET (1557 GMT)
A new crew launched to the International Space Station Friday. A Falcon 9 lifted off at 5:15 am EST (1015 GMT) from Cape Canaveral’...

Axiom Space raises $350 million
Posted: Sun, Feb 15 10:48 AM ET (1548 GMT)
Axiom Space has raised an additional $350 million. The commercial space station and spacesuit developer announced Thursday the new funding round, led by Type One...

First Ariane 64 launches Amazon Leo satellites
Posted: Sun, Feb 15 10:46 AM ET (1546 GMT)
The first Ariane 64 successfully launched a set of Amazon Leo satellites Thursday. The rocket lifted off from French Guiana at 11:45 am EST (...

Vulcan suffers booster anomaly on Space Force launch
Posted: Sun, Feb 15 10:44 AM ET (1544 GMT)
ULA launched a classified Space Force mission on a Vulcan rocket early Thursday. The Vulcan lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 4:...

Orbex to file for bankruptcy
Posted: Sun, Feb 15 10:40 AM ET (1540 GMT)
U.K.-based small launch vehicle developer Orbex is preparing for bankruptcy. The company said Wednesday it filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators,...



news in brief
NASA revises Artemis mission plans, cancels SLS upgrades
Posted: Sun, Mar 1 12:09 PM ET (1709 GMT)

Rocket Lab delays first Neutron launch
Posted: Sun, Mar 1 12:03 PM ET (1703 GMT)

Chinese astronaut to spend year in space
Posted: Sun, Mar 1 12:01 PM ET (1701 GMT)

news links
Sunday, March 1
SDA Makes HALO Europa Award
Space Development Agency — 11:27 am ET (1627 GMT)
Young "Sun" Caught Blowing Bubbles by NASA's Chandra
Chandra X-Ray Observatory Center — 11:22 am ET (1622 GMT)


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