Launch

Northrop Grumman’s air-launched Pegasus launch vehicle deployed a payload for the U.S. Space Force over the weekend — in its first launch since 2019. The L-1011 carrier aircraft dubbed Stargazer...

Commercial launch services provider Blue Origin‘s online auction for a ride on its New Shepard rocket concluded Saturday with a winning bid of $28 million. The auction winner, whose name...

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) subsidiary Sierra Space signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Spaceport Cornwall that could lead to it acquiring an orbital return location for its Dream Chaser...

Relativity Space has raised $650 million in Series E equity funding round to help scale production for its Terran R fully reusable, entirely 3D-printed launch vehicle. This brings Relativity’s fundraising...

The SiriusXM satellite SXM-8 launched early Sunday by SpaceX is performing as expected and in contact with ground stations, manufacturer Maxar Technologies confirmed after the launch. A SpaceX Falcon 9...

Smallsat launcher Astra has moved to acquire propulsion company Apollo Fusion in a deal valued at up to $145 million. The company is pitching the acquisition as an opportunity to...

If all goes according to plan, Jeff Bezos will be the first of the so-called “space billionaires” to actually ride on his own rocket to space. The Blue Origin founder...

A SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) early Saturday morning, days after SpaceX announced a deal with Axiom Space to commercialize its ISS flights. ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given Rocket Lab approval to resume launching, as the smallsat launcher is working through a review of its May 15 launch failure.  Rocket Lab...

Arianespace launched the latest batch of 36 OneWeb satellites on Friday — bringing OneWeb’s constellation to 80% of what is needed to provide initial service.  A Soyuz rocket, operated by...