SpaceX hits 600 reused Falcon booster flights in a record week
Between July 10 and 13, 2026, SpaceX conducted three separate Starlink missions from two launch sites, including a milestone flight marking …
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China Catches Its First Booster and Bets on Long March 10C
Chinarocket Co. achieved China's first-ever booster catch during the Long March 10B's maiden flight. Beijing is now moving fast, designating…
The Exploration Company opens US subsidiary to compete for federal contracts
Germany-based The Exploration Company has set up a dedicated US legal entity called TEC Federal, positioning itself to bid on American gover…
Blue Origin to raise $10 billion in its first outside funding round
Blue Origin is set to raise $10 billion from outside investors — a historic first for the company. The move values the firm at around $130 b…
Satellites in orbit are the easy part
AST SpaceMobile keeps adding BlueBird satellites to low Earth orbit in its push for space-based cellular broadband. Yet industry insiders in…
Skyroot's Vikram-I eyes orbit in a packed launch week
Indian launch startup Skyroot Aerospace is counting down to its first orbital attempt with the Vikram-I rocket, targeting July 12. The miles…
Isar Aerospace Locks In Canadian Launch Site in $112.5M Deal
German launch startup Isar Aerospace has signed a $112.5 million agreement with Canada's Maritime Launch Services to develop a dedicated lau…
Orbital rescue and farewell flights mark a pivotal week
A robotic spacecraft is chasing down NASA's 21-year-old Swift Observatory to push it back into a safe orbit, while two storied American rock…
Isar Aerospace Wins Planet Germany Launch Deal for Pelican Satellite
Planet Labs' German subsidiary has chosen Isar Aerospace to launch a Pelican imaging satellite aboard the Spectrum rocket within twelve mont…
Artemis II Shatters NASA Streaming Records as the World Watches
The first crewed lunar mission since the Apollo era drew a record-breaking 149.4 million views on NASA-owned platforms. Artemis II has redef…
Rocket Lab bets eight billion dollars on Iridium acquisition
Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire satellite communications operator Iridium for eight billion dollars, a landmark transaction that signals th…
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…
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