Launch

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is fully booked for the second test flight of its rocket set for 2024, through a program with the German government. RFA won the DLR Microlauncher...

SpaceX conducted the second Starship test flight over the weekend, making progress over the first test in April, but falling short of reaching orbit.  The test took place on Saturday...

Firefly Aerospace last week said it has raised about $300 million in the past eight months, adding that it is generating additional interest from investors following the startup’s successful tactical responsive...

The Centaur V upper stage for the first Vulcan Centaur rocket has arrived in Cape Canaveral ahead of its debut mission, set for Christmas Eve. United Launch Alliance (ULA) CEO...

SpaceX launched two O3b mPOWER satellites for SES, and a 90-payload rideshare mission in a busy weekend of Falcon 9 missions. SES confirmed that the fifth and sixth O3b mPOWER...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) completed its safety review of SpaceX’s Starship Super Heavy license evaluation, the regulator announced on Tuesday. However the FAA is still working on an environmental...

Rocket Lab expects to resume launching its Electron rocket by the end of the year, after the company’s Electron mission failure in September. Rocket Lab reported Wednesday that its license...

President Biden and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed an agreement on Thursday providing a legal and technical framework for U.S. commercial space launch vehicles to launch from Australia. According...

MDA selected SpaceX to launch its Chorus next-generation Earth observation constellation, planned for launch in the fourth quarter of 2025. The mission will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket, MDA...

Telespazio has revealed details of a contract with AVIO that sees continued maintenance and support for the VEGA launch pad in French Guiana. The three year contract, worth 2.7 million...