Pentagon dismisses $1.2 trillion cost estimate for Golden Dome
Posted: Sat, May 16 9:36 AM ET (1336 GMT)
The general leading development of Golden Dome said a recent $1.2 trillion cost estimate for the system is inaccurate. Speaking at a conference Thursday,...

Cowboy Space proposes 20,000 satellite orbital data center constellation
Posted: Sat, May 16 9:33 AM ET (1333 GMT)
Cowboy Space has filed plans with the FCC to deploy 20,000 orbital data center satellites. The company, previously known as Aetherflux, filed an application...

Kinetica-1 launches five satellites
Posted: Sat, May 16 9:30 AM ET (1330 GMT)
A Chinese commercial rocket launched five satellites Friday. The Lijian-1, or Kinetica-1, rocket lifted off from Jiuquan, China, at 12:33 am EDT (...

House appropriators keep overall NASA funding flat
Posted: Sat, May 16 9:28 AM ET (1328 GMT)
House appropriators advanced a spending bill Wednesday that keeps overall NASA funding flat for fiscal year 2027. The committee approved the commerce, justice and science...

Zhuque-2 returns to flight
Posted: Sat, May 16 9:26 AM ET (1326 GMT)
China's Zhuque-2 rocket returned to flight Wednesday night. The Zhuque-2E methane-liquid oxygen rocket, built by Landspace, lifted off at 11:00...

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...