Launch

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) early Monday morning. The Cygnus cargo spacecraft was berthed to the ISS Unity module at 7:16...

Last month, Virgin Orbit reached a major milestone with its successful demonstration of the LauncherOne spacecraft, validating the company’s air-launch approach to sending small satellites to orbit. It was the...

Spaceflight Inc. will launch its largest satellite to date at the end of the month, the company confirmed Wednesday. The rideshare company, which is famous for booking entire rockets for...

SpaceX deployed another round of Starlink satellites late Monday, but ended its streak of Falcon 9 booster recoveries.  The Falcon 9 rocket took off on Feb. 15 from Launch Complex...

In-space infrastructure services company Momentus will provide last-mile in-orbit delivery for San Mateo-based startup Xona Space Systems under the terms of a new contract the two companies announced on Thursday....

NASA has chosen SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to launch elements of the Gateway, which will be the first long-term orbit outpost of the Moon. The contract, worth $331.8 million, is...

Lockheed Martin has selected ABL Space Systems to supply a rocket and launch services to launch from the United Kingdom. The deal is part of the UK Pathfinder Launch program,...

Orbital Sidekick has finalized plans for its Global Hyperspectral Observation Satellite constellation known as GHOSt, which will consist of six 100 kg satellites designed and manufactured by Astro Digital. The...

SpaceX will launch NASA’s SPHEREx astrophysics mission, the agency announced Feb. 4. The launch contract is worth $98.9 million, including launch service and other mission-related costs. The mission is targeted...

Richard Branson’s California-based satellite launch company, Virgin Orbit, has added two highly respected space industry veterans to its executive leadership team. The company announced Thursday that it hired former ILS...