China is about to start trying to land and reuse its rockets
PRESTON, United Kingdom — China is preparing for its first attempt to land a rocket stage after an…
Rocket Lab launches five satellites for undisclosed commercial customer
WASHINGTON — A Rocket Lab Electron placed five satellites for an undisclosed commercial customer into orbit Aug. 23.…
SpaceX launches eighth mission of the X-37B military spaceplane
WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Aug. 21 launched the U.S. Air Force X-37B spaceplane to…
Duffy comments seed doubts about future of NASA Earth science
WASHINGTON — Comments by NASA’s acting administrator have created uncertainty about the future of Earth science programs at…
China’s CAS Space launches first Latin American payloads on Kinetica-1 rocket
HELSINKI — CAS Space delivered seven satellites to orbit Tuesday, including a pair of femtosats marking the company’s…
Firefly signs agreement to study Alpha launches from Japan
WASHINGTON — Firefly Aerospace has signed an agreement to study potential launches of its Alpha rocket from a…
Chinese launch startup Landspace suffers Zhuque-2 failure
HELSINKI — Landspace’s Zhuque-2 rocket suffered an anomaly after liftoff Thursday, leading to loss of the mission and…
Deep-space radar in Australia begins tracking satellites for AUKUS partners
WASHINGTON — A new deep-space radar site in Western Australia, built under a trilateral partnership between the United…
Pale Blue teams up with Mitsubishi Electric to advance water propulsion
TAMPA, Fla. — Japanese water propulsion startup Pale Blue is exploring jointly developing systems with Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric,…
Rocket Lab completes acquisition of U.S. satellite sensor maker Geost
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab USA announced Aug. 12 it has completed its $275 million acquisition of Geost, a…
Edgx raises seed funding to bring AI-powered computing to smallsats
TAMPA, Fla. — Belgian startup Edgx has raised seed funding to develop Sterna, an artificial intelligence computer designed…
First DiskSats to take flight in 2025
SALT LAKE CITY – The Aerospace Corp. is preparing to send the first DiskSats to orbit later this…