Launch

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) closed mishap investigations into both the SpaceX Starship flight and Blue Origin New Glenn debut that both took place on Jan. 16, the agency announced […]

Isar Aerospace’s first launch over the weekend was not successful, but it marked a milestone in European spaceflight as the first instance of a commercial launch taking off from continental […]

Space Systems Command (SSC) on Thursday announced a potential $5.6 billion multiple award contract for its National Security Space Launch (NSSL), with Rocket Lab and Stoke Space Technologies being added to the nation’s […]

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket is now certified for U.S. national security missions after receiving certification from the U.S. Space Force.  Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Assured Access to […]

Rocket Lab successfully launched eight wildfire detection satellites for OroraTech on its Electron rocket into Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) on Wednesday.  The mission, named “Finding Hot Wildfires Near You,” launched on […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) awarded SSC expanded satellite ground station contracts to support the Copernicus program, the company announced Wednesday.  These new contracts add SSC’s Punta Arenas Satellite Station […]

Rocket Lab launched its Electron rocket, deploying five satellites for Kinéis, a French IoT constellation operator. The “High Five” mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, […]

SpaceX launched 74 payloads on the Transporter-13 mission on Friday in its second rideshare mission of 2025.  The Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg […]

After years of waiting in the wings, three new rockets finally made their debuts over the last 15 months as the industry saw the first launches of the Vulcan, Ariane […]

SpaceX suffered another unsuccessful Starship test on Thursday as the upper stage broke apart in flight, with debris from the event impacting air traffic.  This marks two dramatic test failures […]

The Ariane 6 completed its first commercial mission on Tuesday, carrying the CSO-3 satellite for the French Defense Procurement and Technology Agency (DGA) for the Air and Space Force’s Space […]

Varda Space Industries successfully landed its second reentry capsule, W-2, and completed the company’s second mission, the company announced on Feb. 28. After six weeks in orbit, W-2 touched down […]

Rocket Lab posted record revenue in 2024 with 78% year-over-year growth, but also pushed its plans for the first Neutron launch to the second half of 2025.  Rocket Lab reported […]

Australia could see the launch next month of the first rocket designed and built in Australia. Gilmour Space Technologies announced a launch window starting no earlier than March 15 for the […]

PLD Space partnered with Oman’s Etlaq spaceport, establishing it as the second global launch base for its Miura launch vehicle family, PLD Space announced on Feb. 20. The spaceport will […]

European launch startup Isar Aerospace successfully completed static firings of both stages of its Spectrum launch vehicle in a key milestone for the company. Isar Aerospace announced the successful tests […]

Rocket Lab successfully launched its 60th Electron, deploying the first Gen-3 satellite for BlackSky’s Earth-imaging satellite constellation. The ‘Fasten Your Space Belts’ mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex […]

Firefly Aerospace will support another U.S. Space Force Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission under a new Space Force contract valued at $21.81 million. The Space Force awarded Firefly Aerospace a […]

The fifth and sixth satellites in Maxar’s WorldView Legion constellation are performing well after a Wednesday evening launch.  SpaceX launched the satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space […]

Orbex has won a new contract with D-Orbit for two launches aboard Orbex Prime, the company’s micro-launcher, over the course of the next three years. Orbex announced the deal, Feb. […]

The U.K. government invested 20 million pounds ($24.8 million) in spaceflight company Orbex as part of its Series D fundraising to build and launch a rocket from Scotland, Orbex announced […]

SpaceX launched the communications satellite SpainSat NG I on Wednesday, Jan. 29. for Hisdesat. The Falcon 9 mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center at 8:34 p.m. ET., launching the […]

Arianespace signed three launch agreements for the Ariane 6 rocket between the European Commission, the European Space Agency (ESA), EUMETSAT and the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA), the […]

Astranis signed a contract with SpaceX for another Falcon 9 launch to deploy five additional MicroGEO satellites later this year, Astranis announced Jan. 27.  The satellites are set to provide […]

Rocket Lab signed a contract for a dedicated Electron launch for Orora Technologies (OroraTech), a German wildfire-detection startup, Rocket Lab announced Jan. 22. The launch is set to deploy eight […]

SpaceX’s dramatic Starship test on Thursday afternoon has triggered a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mishap investigation after debris from the test impacted air travel and may have damaged public property […]

Blue Origin launched the New Glenn rocket for the first in the early hours of Thursday morning, reaching its intended orbit. Years in the making, Blue Origin hopes New Glenn will […]

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has officially received its spaceflight operator license from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as it prepares to launch from the U.K. In combination with the […]

Two separate lunar landers built by commercial companies are now on the way to the Moon after a SpaceX launch early Wednesday morning.  SpaceX launched the Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost […]

SpaceX launched 131 payloads on the Transporter-12 mission to Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) on Jan. 14. This was SpaceX’s first rideshare mission of 2025.  The Falcon 9 rocket launched from Space […]