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Skyroot Aerospace reaches orbit on first Vikram-1 launch
Posted: Sun, Jul 19 3:38 PM ET (1938 GMT)
Indian launch startup Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched its first Vikram-1 rocket Saturday. The rocket lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 2:...

SpaceX scrubs Starship launch attempt
Posted: Sun, Jul 19 3:20 PM ET (1920 GMT)
SpaceX called off a Starship launch attempt Thursday night because of engine problems. The launch of Starship on its 13th suborbital test flight was scheduled...

Swissto12 raises $70 million
Posted: Sun, Jul 19 3:13 PM ET (1913 GMT)
Swissto12 has raised $70 million to expand production of its small geostationary orbit satellites. The company announced Thursday the Series C round from undisclosed investors....

Soyuz launches new crew to ISS
Posted: Sun, Jul 19 3:02 PM ET (1902 GMT)
A new crew traveled to the International Space Station on a Soyuz launch Tuesday attended by NASA's administrator. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket lifted...

L3Harris and Sierra Space win SDA contracts
Posted: Sun, Jul 19 3:00 PM ET (1900 GMT)
The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded $1.75 billion in contracts to L3Harris and Sierra Space Monday to build the next group of missile warning...

Pegasus launches Swift reboost mission
Posted: Sat, Jul 4 8:14 PM ET (0014 GMT)
A Pegasus XL rocket launched a spacecraft Friday to try to raise the orbit of a NASA astrophysics spacecraft. The Pegasus launched from its L-...

NASA IG cites overconfidence and unrealistic schedules for Starliner woes
Posted: Sat, Jul 4 8:11 PM ET (0011 GMT)
Overconfidence and unrealistic schedules played major factors in the ongoing problems with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner commercial crew vehicle. A report released this week...

Atlas 5 launches Amazon Leo satellites
Posted: Sat, Jul 4 8:09 PM ET (0009 GMT)
An Atlas 5 lifted off Thursday on the last mission for that rocket carrying a satelite payload. An Atlas 5 551 lifted off from Cape...

NASA awards four more lunar lander missions
Posted: Sat, Jul 4 8:06 PM ET (0006 GMT)
NASA awarded four more lunar lander missions Tuesday as the agency considers sending a Mars rover prototype to the moon. NASA announced Tuesday it will...

Blue Origin outlines plans for returning New Glenn to flight
Posted: Sat, Jul 4 8:04 PM ET (0004 GMT)
Blue Origin outlined its new approach to New Glenn launch pad operations as it works to return to flight by the end of the year....



news in brief
Blue Origin describes plans for increased New Glenn launch rates
Posted: Sat, Oct 17 11:41 AM ET (1541 GMT)

SpaceX launches classified Space Force payload
Posted: Sat, Oct 17 11:38 AM ET (1538 GMT)

ClearSpace wins UK contract for debris removal mission
Posted: Sat, Oct 17 11:35 AM ET (1535 GMT)

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