SpaceX's giant Starship vehicle towers above turquoise waters in gorgeous photo
SpaceX's Starship vehicle towers above sparkling turquoise waters in a stunning image that the company shared via social media over the weekend.
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Meet the crew of Virgin Galactic's 4th commercial spaceflight launching on Oct. 6
The crewmembers of Virgin Galactic's fourth commercial spaceflight are excited to tell the world they're going to the final frontier.
World Space Week 2023 kicks off Oct. 4 to highlight the growing private space economy
World Space Week 2023 will run from Wednesday, Oct. 4, through Tuesday, Oct. 10, with a theme of "Space and Entrepreneurship."
The Psyche mission: A visit to a metal asteroid
Reference Psyche is a NASA mission that will explore a 140-mile-wide (225 kilometers) metallic asteroid called 16 Psyche. To provide an insight into planetary formation.
FCC issues 1st-ever space debris fine, serves DISH $150k penalty
The United States government has handed out its first-ever fine to a private company that left space debris in orbit.
SpaceX wins $70 million Space Force contract for Starshield military satellites
SpaceX has won its first contract with the United States Space Force for its new Starshield satellite constellation.
SpaceX fires up Falcon Heavy rocket ahead of Psyche asteroid mission launch
SpaceX fired up its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket on Saturday (Sept. 30) to get it ready to launch NASA's Psyche asteroid mission on Oct. 12.
Virgin Galactic delays next flight by 1 day, to Oct. 6
Virgin Galactic has delayed its 'Galactic 04' mission by a day to Oct. 6, allowing more time for vehicle preparations and checkouts.
Japan's SLIM 'moon sniper' spacecraft leaves Earth orbit
Japan's SLIM lunar lander has left Earth orbit and headed toward the moon, which it will reach on Wednesday (Oct. 4) if all goes according to plan.
Spain's new cubesats will fly in space like a flock of geese
The mission is dubbed ANSER, which is also the Latin word for wild goose.
The Economist to launch Space Economy Summit on Oct. 11-12
The Economist will hold its first-ever Space Economy Summit on Oct. 11 and 12 in order to help leaders in the space sector share ideas that can move the burgeoning new off-world economy forward.
The Space Force should safeguard US interests on the moon (op-ed)
While the Pentagon sees the Space Force as a tool to fight the last war here on Earth, its leaders must prepare for its real role in space, on the moon and beyond.
SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 22 Starlink satellites from Florida's Space Coast this evening (Sept. 29) and landed on a ship at sea.
These photos of Stoke Space's 'Hopper' reusuable rocket test are just amazing
New photos from Stoke Space show the successful test flight, Hopper2, bringing the company one step closer toward developing fully reusable rockets.
Private astronaut sets HALO skydiving record (video, photos)
Ax-1's Larry Connor and the rest of the 'Alpha 5' team set a new HALO formation skydiving world record on Thursday morning (Sept. 28).
NASA delays launch of Psyche asteroid mission by 1 week, to Oct. 12
The launch of NASA's Psyche mission has been delayed by a week to Oct. 12, so the team can deal with a recently detected thruster issue.
Japan's ispace nabs $55 million NASA moon landing deal, slips 3rd lunar launch to 2026
Tokyo-based ispace has opened a U.S. headquarters in order to help the company develop and launch robotic landers to the moon on behalf of NASA and other customers.
China adds yet another Yaogan spy satellite to its orbital fleet (launch video)
On Wednesday (Sept. 27), China launched a fourth satellite in the Yaogan 33 group, which are believed to be radar reconnaissance craft.
