SpaceX faces mandatory inquiry from the FAA following Starship's ninth launch mishap
The FAA has ordered SpaceX to investigate the destruction of both its Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage during the ninth test flight.
Jun 3, 2025
SpaceX puts forward Starlink as potential backup to GPS in future navigation systems
SpaceX submitted reply comments to the FCC about its Starlink satellite system being able to support navigation and positioning.
Jun 2, 2025
NASA’s Dragonfly gears up to explore Titan’s secrets in search of signs of life
Slated for launch in 2028, the Dragonfly rotorcraft will explore Titan's icy inhospitable environment to investigate the profound mystery of life's origins.
Jun 2, 2025
Blue Origin's New Shepard carries six passengers to suborbital space blending business and tech goals
The New Shepard capsule successfully lifted off at 9:39 a.m. Eastern time, soared to an apogee of 105 kilometers, and landed safely about 10 minutes later.
Jun 2, 2025
Impulse Space and SES partnership aims to reshape satellite delivery to higher Earth orbits
This agreement marks the inaugural commercial contract for Helios — Impulse Space's advanced transfer vehicle, introduced in early 2024.
Jun 1, 2025
New UK-built space vehicle aims to slash Mars travel time in half with breakthrough tech
The Sunbird's superior thrust and efficiency mean it could drastically cut journey times, bringing Mars within a mere three months' reach and Pluto just a four-year trip away.
Jun 1, 2025
New findings suggest solar storms are taking a toll on Starlink, and SpaceX is racing to keep up
The Sun is currently in its 25th solar cycle, having recently passed the solar maximum, which is the peak of its approximately 11-year activity period.
May 31, 2025
Rocket Lab expands deeper into defense sector with $275 million Geost acquisition
This May 27 acquisition gives Rocket Lab key technology for the Department of Defense's missile warning and space surveillance, potentially leading to lucrative Pentagon contracts.
May 31, 2025
China and Russia sign agreement for lunar nuclear power station, aim to outpace U.S. moon efforts
Seventeen nations have committed to the International Lunar Research Station program, a planned permanent and crewed base at the Moon's south pole.
May 30, 2025
NASA’s next big solar mission clears key hurdle, moves one step closer to its 2027 launch
Experts from NASA and the industry oversaw the review process at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center in California.
May 30, 2025
U.S. Space Force accelerates advanced GPS rollout with May 30 SpaceX Falcon 9 launch
It was a mission originally set for ULA's Vulcan, but awarded to Falcon 9 to quickly deploy advanced anti-jamming capabilities.
May 30, 2025
SpaceX's Starship breaks apart again—but Elon Musk calls it a win: 'Big improvement over last flight'
Starship's latest flight ended in a failure, but Musk sees it as progress with valuable new data.
May 29, 2025
Starship Flight 8 explosion caused by ‘flash' in engines, says SpaceX as it details cause of failure
SpaceX's Starship Flight 9, launched on May 27 from Starbase, was also a failure.
May 29, 2025
Mysterious boom rattled Californians — it turned out to be SpaceX Dragon returning to Earth from ISS
The next SpaceX Dragon flight is scheduled to launch from Florida no earlier than June 8, 2025.
May 29, 2025
Starship Flight 9 ends in uncontrolled re-entry — what caused the rocket's third failure?
The ninth flight aimed to correct the engine mishaps from previous launches, but the outcome was different than the expectations.
May 29, 2025
What cargo did SpaceX's Dragon capsule bring back to Earth after undocking from the ISS
After undocking from the ISS Harmony module at 12:05 p.m. on May 23, the spacecraft returned to Earth with roughly 6,700 pounds of supplies and scientific experiments.
May 28, 2025
SpaceX's Starship Flight 9 reaches space before losing control of Super Heavy booster
The Starship Flight 9 mission lifted off on May 27, 2025, at 7:37 p.m. EDT (2337 GMT; 6:37 p.m. local Texas time) from Pad A at Starbase, Texas.
May 28, 2025
Space Force and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency formalize joint efforts in space-based intelligence
The agreement aims to specify how the USSF and the agency will deliver essential space-based intelligence to military commanders.
May 27, 2025
Why NASA and SpaceX delayed the undocking of the Dragon cargo mission by 24 hours
The Dragon cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) at 12:05 pm ET on May 23.
May 26, 2025
NASA and French satellite capture massive river waves in groundbreaking discovery
A joint NASA and CNES satellite uses its advanced Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn) to precisely map the height of nearly all surface water on Earth.
May 26, 2025