SpaceX Falcon

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX completed a pair of overlapping Falcon 9 missions on March 4.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Three U.S. astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut began a 28-hr. ride to the ISS March 2, setting the stage for a six-month mission onboard the orbital outpost.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Scrappy Houston startup Intuitive Machines puts the U.S. back on the surface of the Moon.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
A privately owned lunar lander positioned itself into orbit around the Moon on Feb. 21, setting the stage for an attempted touchdown on Feb. 22.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Varda Space Industries’ reentry capsule has received permission from the FAA to leave orbit, pass through the atmosphere and land back on terra firma.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
U.S. startup Vast has picked Singapore space connectivity firm AddValue to provide Inter-satellite Data Relay System connectivity for its Haven-1 space station.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Intuitive Machines will attempt the first U.S. landing on the Moon in 52 years following a successful launch onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 early Feb. 15.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The Space Development Agency plans to launch its last group of Tranche 0 missile Tracking Layer demonstration satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA and SpaceX are retargeting the launch of the four-person Dragon Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station from Feb. 22 to no earlier than Feb. 28.
Space

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
A NASA environmental sat designed to help scientists probe the relationships between Earth’s oceans, atmospheric aerosols and cloud formations reached orbit.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The Houston-based company is poised to become the fourth private entity to attempt a lunar landing.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
China cannot match America’s rate of space innovation.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship to the International Space Station on Jan. 30.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to start development of a refueling space tanker.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A record 223 orbital-class rockets lifted off last year, a 20% hike over 2022.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space’s upcoming third private astronaut mission promises to offer a preview of the future low-Earth-orbit economy.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Bad weather has delayed Intuitive Machines, Inc.’s planned launch of its first Nova-C lunar lander to no earlier than mid-February, the company said.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
With the Ariane 6 seeing progress at last and Avio leaving Arianespace, the European Space Agency takes steps toward a competition for Europe’s future launchers.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Intuitive Machines’ initial Nova-C lunar lander has arrived at Cape Canaveral for a launch under a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services agreement.
Space

By Kim Minseok
A new South Korean rocket launched a reconnaissance satellite using a rocket that included a solid rocket motor for the first time.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Ispace of Tokyo plans to make a second attempt to land an uncrewed spacecraft on the Moon as soon as the fourth quarter of 2024.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Quantum Space plans to launch its Scout-1 demonstration spacecraft on the SpaceX Transporter mission as soon as March 2024.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The SLC-40 upgrade has been spurred by SpaceX’s plans to launch the Starship Super Heavy from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B, but NASA had concerns.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The type, a step down in size from cubesats, is popular for experiments and tech demos.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Ovzon of Sweden plans to launch its Ovzon 3 geostationary communications satellite, which has an antenna that can generate steerable spot beams, as soon as December 2023.
Commercial Space