Launch

The field of companies eligible for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3, Lane 1 awards is now at seven after U.S. Space Force‘s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded two […]

SpaceX launched 81 payloads on the latest launch in its rideshare series, Transporter-17. The mission launched early Tuesday morning from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a Falcon 9 rocket, […]

The mission to boost NASA’s Swift Observatory launched over the weekend, and teams have made contact with the Katalyst Space LINK servicing spacecraft.  Northrop Grumman launched the mission on its […]

The Amazon Leo constellation now has enough satellites in orbit to support “continuous service across initial latitudes,” after a United Launch Alliance (ULA) mission in the early hours of Thursday.  […]

German launcher in development Isar Aerospace secured a launch contract with Planet to launch one of Planet’s next-generation Pelican satellites, as early as late 2026.  Isar Aerospace and Planet announced […]

SpaceX launched a new satellite for SiriusXM over the weekend, launching the SXM-11 mission on Sunday evening. The new satellite will be the highest power satellite in SiriusXM’s fleet.  SpaceX launched […]

This weekend, a Northrop Grumman Pegasus rocket is set to launch a servicing spacecraft in a mission to reboost NASA’s Swift Observatory before it re-enters Earth’s atmosphere.  Pegasus will launch […]

SpaceX demonstrated a new spacecraft for the first time on Tuesday, a reentry vehicle called Starfall. It’s aimed at enabling regular access to microgravity for science and in-space manufacturing.  SpaceX […]

Rocket lab launched a responsive space mission for the U.S. Space Force on Friday from New Zealand, as part of the Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) Victus Haze mission.  Space Systems […]

SpaceX completed a launch for AST SpaceMobile early Wednesday morning, marking the first mission to stack three BlueBird satellites in the launch fairing.  SpaceX launched the BlueBird 8, 9, 10 […]

Arianespace launched a record mission for Amazon Leo on Wednesday morning, launching both the heaviest payload by an Ariane rocket, and the most Amazon Leo satellites deployed in a single […]

After 24 years of operation as a privately owned company, Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Friday under the ticker symbol SPCX. The success […]

The FCC granted Amazon a deadline waiver to launch half of its constellation by the end of July, but the waiver came with conditions on spectrum priority. Amazon has had […]

PLD Space, one of Europe’s up and coming launch providers, is making a large investment into one of the most historic and important launch facilities. The company will invest 35 […]

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket faces a major setback after an explosion on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral on Thursday evening.  This explosion will likely impact timelines for the […]

AMSTERDAM — One of the key questions facing the European space industry is when it will develop more efficient and reliable access to space. This issue dominated the launch panel […]

Two rideshare operators — SEOPS and Exolaunch — have purchased dedicated SpaceX Falcon 9 missions to run their own rideshare missions.  Both companies announced the deals on Tuesday during Smallsat Europe, […]

Aetherflux, the company started by former Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt, has rebranded as Cowboy Space and expanded its focus to orbital data centers and associated launch infrastructure. Cowboy Space announced […]

Skyroot Aerospace, the Indian launch startup, has secured another $60 million in funding. The company is one of the rising stars in India’s  space economy and becomes the nation’s first […]

Lockheed Martin is contributing to a recently announced partnership between Seagate Space and Firefly Aerospace to develop sea-based launch. The three companies will collaborate on an offshore launch platform for […]

SpaceX launched 45 payloads on a mission to loft a South Korean Earth Observation (EO) satellite early Sunday morning, with a number of rideshare customers onboard as well. The primary […]

SpaceX launched the final ViaSat-3 satellite on Wednesday morning to complete Viasat’s trio of high-capacity Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites.  The heavy-lift mission launched on a Falcon Heavy from the Kennedy […]

French launcher in development MaiaSpace is looking to buck industry trends and bring a new rocket to market for European launch services. At the start of the year, it won […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched 29 satellites for Amazon Leo on Monday evening in its sixth mission for the constellation.  A ULA Atlas V rocket lifted off from Space Launch […]

Pakistan will now have more capabilities in the field of Earth Observation (EO) with the recent launch of the EO-3 satellite. The Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) […]

AST SpaceMobile plans to file an insurance claim for the BlueBird 7 satellite it will lose after a New Glenn vehicle placed it into the wrong orbit on Sunday.  Blue […]

BryceTech, one of the leading space research firms, has released its 2025 Year in Review tracking the launch market. It shows a market moving towards small satellites, and underlines the […]

NASA launched Artemis II, its first crewed mission under the Artemis program, on Wednesday evening. The mission will test the Orion spacecraft’s life support capabilities on live astronauts for the […]

SpaceX launched 119 payloads into Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) at 4:02 a.m. PT on Transporter-16, a dedicated smallsat rideshare mission, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday morning. The […]

“Really, really busy.” That’s how launch providers described manifests for the next two years during a conversation on heavy-lift launch competition at SATShow on Tuesday. SpaceX is looking at a […]