For decades, astrochemists have puzzled over an interstellar riddle: where is all the sulfur? Despite being one of the universe’s most abundant elements and essential to the chemistry of life, sulfur has been conspicuously scarce in astronomical observations. A new international study may finally reveal where this elusive element has been hiding.
Firefly Aerospace may soon expand its launch footprint to Asia, with its Alpha rockets potentially taking flight from the northern shores of Japan.
Canada is officially entering the commercial launch race. NordSpace, a private Canadian space company, has begun construction of the Atlantic Spaceport Complex (ASX) in Newfoundland and Labrador, marking a historic step toward the nation’s first operational commercial launch site.
Blue Origin is preparing for the second-ever flight of its massive New Glenn rocket, with liftoff no earlier than September 29 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida. The upcoming mission, NG-2, will carry NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) on their journey to Mars.
SpaceX is once again preparing to send its towering Starship rocket skyward from southern Texas, with the company announcing on Friday that the vehicle’s tenth integrated test flight could take place as soon as Sunday, August 24. Liftoff from the company’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica is tentatively scheduled within a one-hour launch window opening at 6:30 p.m. CDT (7:30 p.m. EDT / 2330 UTC).
China has intensified its race to build a homegrown satellite internet megaconstellation, successfully launching another batch of spacecraft for its ambitious Guowang broadband network early Wednesday.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a sweeping executive order that removes regulatory barriers for the private space industry, including scaling back environmental reviews and streamlining federal approvals for launches. The move — widely expected to benefit SpaceX and its founder Elon Musk — aims to “substantially” increase U.S. commercial space launch activity by 2030.
In a landmark moment for Britain’s space ambitions, Skyrora has become the first UK-based company to secure a license to launch rockets from within the country.
United Launch Alliance (ULA) marked a major milestone Tuesday night as its next-generation Vulcan rocket completed its first fully operational flight, lifting two military satellites into space in a mission sanctioned by the U.S. Space Force. The launch not only demonstrated Vulcan’s capabilities for high-stakes national security missions but also cemented its role as the eventual successor to ULA’s Atlas V and now-retired Delta rockets.
After four straight days of weather scrubs, technical hiccups, and nerve-grinding countdown halts, SpaceX finally turned frustration into triumph on Monday morning—successfully delivering 24 Amazon Kuiper satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
NASA’s Crew-10 mission ended its five-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) this morning with a smooth splashdown in the Pacific Ocean — the first time a NASA crew has landed off California’s coast.
For the fourth time in as many days, SpaceX has been forced to postpone its launch of 24 broadband satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper, with poor weather again spoiling Sunday’s attempt from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
