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....