Space

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched at 11:50 p.m. EDT Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, carrying the Boeing-built X-37B spaceplane under the USSF-36 mission.

NOAA’s Space Weather Follow On L1 mission is poised to initiate continuous in-space monitoring of the Sun for the first time following its launch next month.

Russia has launched the Bion-M No. 2 biological research mission to test radiation effects on living species when in polar orbit.

Tom Hanks relays a memorable night flight with Lovell during preparations to bring the Apollo 13 story to film.

Without intervention, NASA predicts Swift will reenter the Earth's atmosphere in late 2026.

The giant gas planet Uranus, located more than 19 times farther away from the Sun than Earth, has a previously unknown moon, bringing its orbital entourage to 29.

Astrobotic has reached a milestone under an agreement with NASA to deploy 500 m of ultralight cable across the lunar surface.

X721, a Dubai-based startup created by former Airbus and Arianespace engineers, is developing a high-altitude platform station relying on a tethered rotor.

The British government is folding the independent UK Space Agency into the department overseeing science and technology.

U.S. launch diversity returns with the United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket’s first Space Force flight.

The U.S. military recently used its new Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW) to successfully demo some of the key elements of the modernized anti-jam waveform.

The Falcon 9 launch of CRS-33 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is targeted for Aug. 24 at 2:45 a.m. EDT, carrying 5,000 lb. of supplies, equipment and research.

SpinLaunch is continuing its pivot in pursuit of becoming a low-Earth-orbit, satellite-based broadband provider.

Magnetic forces and electrolysis could be employed in space to generate oxygen for astronauts on deep space missions, researchers say.

The largest antenna reflector ever assigned to a NASA mission has been successfully deployed, the agency says.

Voyager Technologies has announced the second artificial intelligence-focused deal in as many weeks, this time in the shape of an investment in Latent AI.

China has completed the first system-level test of the YF-100K engine for its new Long March-10 rocket, a key vehicle designed for future crewed lunar missions.

NASA also floated the idea that the nuclear reactor might be contracted as an “end-to-end service” from development, launch, landing to operations on the Moon.

NASA is altering plans to issue contracts for the development of commercial low-Earth-orbit successors to the International Space Station.

SpaceX is aiming to resume Starship-Super Heavy flight tests as early as Aug. 24.

Swedish satellite services provider Ovzon may expand its satellite fleet to satisfy what is sees as growing demand from national security customers.

Blue Origin has delayed the opening of the launch window for its second New Glenn rocket to no earlier than Sept. 29.

Iceye says its synthetic aperture radar satellites can now capture 60,000 km² in a single scene with its “Scan Wide” mode.

An executive order issued by President Trump seeks to streamline the regulation of U. S. commercial space operations.

Space-based data and analytics startup Spire Global said late Aug. 13 it will not be able to file its latest quarterly report with securities regulators.