Launch

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has closed its mishap investigation into SpaceX’s Starship flight test in April, giving the company 63 corrective actions in order to move forward, including redesigning...

L3Harris has ordered three dedicated launches from Firefly Aerospace on its Alpha launch vehicle, the companies announced Tuesday. The launches are targeted for 2026. The three missions will launch from...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lofted 13 satellites for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 0 effort into orbit on Sept. 2 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The...

Globalstar signed a launch services agreement with SpaceX to launch the first set of satellites in its SPOT network upgrade to support Apple’s emergency messaging service. The launch window is...

A U.S. Space Force mission to demonstrate on-demand satellite launch and delivery into an assigned orbit officially entered a six-month window on Aug. 30, in which Millennium Space Systems and...

Rocket Lab launched a previously flown Rutherford engine in a Thursday morning mission from New Zealand, a milestone toward the company’s goal of reusing the entire Electron first stage. Rocket...

Japanese Earth imaging company iQPS has tapped Rocket Lab for a dedicated Electron launch, switching mission providers after Virgin Orbit went out of business. The mission is set for September...

Korean launch company Innospace signed a deal with Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) to launch multiple orbital missions from the Arnhem Space Centre (ASC), a new spaceport in Australia’s Northern Territory....

Orbex, has appointed a former British Airways exec Lesley Still as its new chief of spaceport operations. The company announced the appointment, Aug. 15. Orbex is advancing preparations for the...

Astra Space recently laid off 70 employees and reallocated other employees from its launch business to its spacecraft engine team in a bid to manage expenses and put more resources...