Summary and Key Points: As of February 2026, the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B continues its eighth mission (OTV-8), having ...

A Rocket Lab Electron lifts off Dec. 13 (U.S. time) carrying JAXA’s RAISE-4 tech demo satellite. Credit: Rocket Lab WASHINGTON — A Rocket Lab Electron rocket successfully launched a technology ...

Liftoff of the "RAISE and Shine" mission occurred at 10:09 p.m. ET on Saturday (Dec. 13). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Rocket Lab has won an $816 million contract — its largest to date — with the U.S. Space Development Agency as the company continues to diversify beyond its “rocket company” label. The company said ...

US pressures Latin America to minimize ties with China China-Brazil lab to support astronomical and deep-space research BINGO telescope to track satellites and near-Earth objects BEIJING, Dec 10 ...

In a laboratory kept as cold as deep space, a sliver of crystal is snapped in two, then quietly stitches itself back together. The repair happens not in a warm, pliable polymer but in a rigid organic ...

WASHINGTON — A startup named Cosmic Shielding says it has found a way to close the technology gap that limits how much computing power satellites can carry into orbit. The Atlanta-based company ...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A satellite that will be launched into space this fall will include an invention created in Cobb County. Trevor Smith says his father urged him to pursue a career in real estate. “I ...

The seven-member Expedition 73 crew gathers for a portrait inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module. In the front row from left are Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Zubritsky and ...

Space stocks soared Monday, building on last week's gains as a wave of positive developments boosted optimism for the sector. Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at ...

The US Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate has given space technology and infrastructure services company Intuitive Machines a USD8.2 million contract extension to develop ...