China Recovers an Orbital Booster with Long March 10B
With the successful recovery of its Long March 10B first stage, China has cleared a major technical hurdle in the race for reusable launch v…
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Atlas V flies its final payload mission, closing a two-decade run
United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket carried its last commercial payload into orbit on July 2, delivering satellites for Amazon's Project…
Atlas 5 Flies Its Last for Amazon's Kuiper Broadband Network
United Launch Alliance is set to close out Atlas 5's involvement in Amazon's Project Kuiper with a final overnight launch from Cape Canavera…
June 2026: A Landmark Month for Space on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Luca Parmitano named as Artemis III pilot, Ariane 6 breaking European launch records, and Euclid revealing the Milky Way's core in unprecede…
SpaceX Targets Two Launches in a Single Weekend
Within hours of each other, SpaceX scheduled missions from both US coasts: a 7.5-ton broadcast satellite for SiriusXM from Florida and 24 mo…
Ariane 6 Debuts Upgraded P160C Boosters on Amazon Mission
On June 17, 2026, Arianespace successfully orbited 36 Amazon Leo satellites aboard an Ariane 64 fitted for the first time with upgraded P160…
Upgraded Ariane 6 Delivers 36 Amazon Kuiper Satellites to Orbit
Arianespace successfully launched 36 Amazon Kuiper satellites on June 17, 2026, aboard an Ariane 6 fitted with new P160C solid-fuel boosters…
Ariane 6 Delivers for Amazon as China Goes Quiet After Kuaizhou-11
On June 17, Ariane 6 lifted 36 Amazon Leo satellites into low Earth orbit on its most powerful configuration yet. Meanwhile, China completed…
Amazon's Kuiper Backlog Puts the Spotlight on Launch Capacity
Amazon has built hundreds of Kuiper satellites with nowhere near enough rocket rides to launch them on schedule. Meanwhile, Arianespace is m…
The Falcon 9 Booster That Just Won't Quit
A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster completed its record-breaking 35th flight on June 7, marking five years of continuous service. The milestone deser…
ESA at ILA Berlin 2026: Mapping Europe's Space Ambitions
Under the banner of 'Space4Future', ESA's pavilion at ILA Berlin 2026 spans lunar exploration, climate observation, navigation and European …
Ariane 6 Gets Its Most Powerful Boost Yet for Amazon Satellite Run
Arianespace is preparing its most capable Ariane 6 flight to date, using newly upgraded solid rocket boosters to send 36 Amazon Project Kuip…
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