Artemis 2 splashes down
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)
NASA's Artemis 2 mission successfully concluded with a splashdown of the Orion spacecraft in the Pacific Ocean Friday. The Orion spacecraft Integrity splashed down...

Space Force picks 14 companies for GEO surveillance program
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:34 AM ET (1434 GMT)
The Space Force selected 14 companies Wednesday to participate in a $1.8 billion program to monitor activities in geosynchronous orbit. The program known as...

Report warns of growing counterspace concerns
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:32 AM ET (1432 GMT)
A new report says space security is shifting from a niche arms-control concern to a central policy issue as reliance on satellites deepens and...

Minotaur 4 launches military satellites
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:31 AM ET (1431 GMT)
A Minotaur 4 launched a mission for the Defense Department's Space Test Program Tuesday. The rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in...

Starfish Space raises more than $100 million
Posted: Sat, Apr 11 10:30 AM ET (1430 GMT)
Starfish Space has raised more than $100 million to scale up production of satellite servicing vehicles. The company announced a Series B round Tuesday led...

White House again proposes steep NASA budget cuts
Posted: Sat, Apr 4 11:02 AM ET (1502 GMT)
For the second year in a row, the White House has proposed a steep cut in NASA's budget that would disproportionately affect science and...

Artemis 2 heads for the moon
Posted: Sat, Apr 4 11:00 AM ET (1500 GMT)
Artemis 2 is headed for the moon after a maneuver Thursday evening. The Orion spacecraft fired its main engine for nearly six minutes starting at...

First Tianlong-3 launch fails
Posted: Sat, Apr 4 10:55 AM ET (1455 GMT)
The first launch of the Tianlong-3 rocket by Chinese company Space Pioneer failed on Friday. The rocket lifted off at 12:17 am EDT (...

SLS launches Artemis 2
Posted: Sat, Apr 4 10:54 AM ET (1454 GMT)
The first human mission to the moon in more than 50 years successfully launched Wednesday. NASA's Space Launch System rocket lifted off from the...

SpaceX confidentially files for IPO
Posted: Sat, Apr 4 10:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)
SpaceX has confidentially filed plans to go public. While the company made no formal announcement, industry sources said Wednesday that SpaceX did file with the...