Rocket Lab launched a radar imaging satellite for a Japanese company March 14, the first of eight such missions under contract with that customer.

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Four people are on their way to the International Space Station on a typical crew rotation mission that has become enmeshed in political controversy.

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NASA says its program to use commercial spacecraft to deliver payloads to the lunar surface is working well despite just a single fully successful landing in four attempts.

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Italian smallsat developer Argotec has unveiled a new modular satellite bus design that it believes provides flexibility in accommodating a wide range payloads.

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The new head of the Federal Communications Commission’s space division says his focus will be licensing reform and spectrum access.

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Isar Aerospace has won a launch contract from the Norwegian Space Agency as the company prepares for its first orbital launch attempt.

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The loss of a solid rocket motor nozzle on the second flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur last October was caused by a manufacturing defect.

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Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine called on the Senate to quickly confirm Jared Isaacman for the post, saying he has “all the tools” to lead the space agency.

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A Falcon 9 launched a pair of NASA science missions March 11 that will explore the infrared universe and study the solar wind.

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The successful second flight of Europe’s Ariane 6 has become an opportunity for European officials to highlight the need for “strategic autonomy” in space.

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In late December, a telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid given the designation 2024 YR4. About a month later, initial observations of the asteroid, estimated to be 40 to […]

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The former CEO of Google is taking a stake in, and becoming CEO of, Relativity Space as that launch vehicle company advances work on its Terran R rocket.

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Emerging launch providers argue there is plenty of demand, but are looking to the government to back up its rhetoric for assured access to space.

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NASA is closing three offices and laying off their staff as a first step in broader workforce reductions at the agency ordered by the Trump administration.

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