Rocket Lab signs largest launch contract in its history
Posted: Sun, May 10 7:49 AM ET (1149 GMT)
Rocket Lab announced Thursday the largest launch contract in its history. The company signed a contract with a confidential customer for five Neutron and three...

HawkEye 360 goes public
Posted: Sun, May 10 7:45 AM ET (1145 GMT)
HawkEye 360 soared in its first day of trading as a public company Thursday. The company sold shares at $26 and saw their price rise...

Astranis raises $450 million
Posted: Sun, May 10 7:41 AM ET (1141 GMT)
Astranis has raised more than $450 million in equity and debt to expand its production of small GEO communications satellites. The funding, announced Wednesday, includes...

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sun, May 10 7:38 AM ET (1138 GMT)
SpaceX launched more Starlink satellites Tuesday night. A Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 11:59 pm EDT (0359...

Firefly Aerospace plans late summer debut of upgraded Alpha rocket
Posted: Sun, May 10 7:34 AM ET (1134 GMT)
Firefly Aerospace expects to perform the first launch of its upgraded Alpha rocket later this summer. In an earnings call Monday, Firefly executives said the...

Schiess nominated to be Space Force commanding general
Posted: Sat, May 2 11:31 AM ET (1531 GMT)
President Trump nominated Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess to be the next commanding general of the Space Force. The White House announced Friday that it nominated...

House committee keeps NASA funding flat for 2027
Posted: Sat, May 2 11:26 AM ET (1526 GMT)
A House appropriations subcommittee advanced a spending bill that would keep NASA funded at 2026 levels, rejecting a proposed 23% cut. The House Appropriations Committee'...

Ariane 6 launches Amazon Leo satellites
Posted: Sat, May 2 11:23 AM ET (1523 GMT)
An Ariane 6 launched more Amazon Leo satellites Thursday. An Ariane 64 lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 4:57 am EDT (0857 GMT),...

York Space Systems to acquire All.Space
Posted: Sat, May 2 11:21 AM ET (1521 GMT)
York Space Systems will acquire satellite terminal manufacturer All.Space in a $355 million deal. The companies announced the deal Thursday, set to close in...

Falcon Heavy launches final ViaSat-3 satellite
Posted: Sat, May 2 11:17 AM ET (1517 GMT)
The first Falcon Heavy mission in 18 months successfully launched the third and final ViaSat-3 satellite Wednesday. The Falcon Heavy lifted off from the...