Two BeiDou-3 navigation satellites that previously struggled with orbit inconsistencies due to solar radiation pressure are now operating with vastly improved precision, thanks to an innovative hybrid modeling approach developed by researchers from Chang'an University.
New Zealand-based Dawn Aerospace has signed its first customer for the Aurora suborbital spaceplane, marking a major step forward in commercial spaceflight. Under a $17 million agreement, Dawn will partner with the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority (OSIDA) to launch its Aurora Mark 2 spaceplane from the Oklahoma Air and Space Port beginning in 2027.
Amazon is preparing to take the next major step in building its satellite-based internet service, with the launch of its second batch of Project Kuiper satellites scheduled for Monday, June 16.
Blue Origin's powerful next-generation rocket, New Glenn, will remain grounded until at least mid-August, delaying the booster’s second launch attempt.
Rocket Lab successfully launched an Earth-observing radar satellite into orbit on Wednesday morning for Japanese company iQPS, marking the company’s eighth mission of 2025 and its 66th Electron rocket flight overall.
A propellant leak in a Falcon 9 booster has delayed the launch of Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceX announced late Monday.
NASA’s upcoming Mars smallsat mission, ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers), has a new tentative launch window after being bumped from the inaugural flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket. According to NASA’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal released May 30, ESCAPADE is now targeting a ride aboard the second New Glenn launch, scheduled no earlier than July 2025.
Exactly one year after Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft docked with the International Space Station for its first crewed mission, the future of the troubled program remains in limbo. Despite the historic flight with NASA astronauts Sunita “Suni” Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore on board, NASA announced late Friday that the next Starliner mission has been postponed yet again—this time to early 2026 at the earliest.
The launch of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), the latest private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), has been postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions along the spacecraft's flight path, SpaceX, NASA, and Axiom Space announced Monday.
In a heartbreaking déjà vu for Japan’s ispace, the company’s second attempt to achieve a soft landing on the Moon has ended in failure, nearly two years after its first mission met a similar fate. The lunar lander “Resilience,” part of ispace’s HAKUTO-R Mission 2, likely experienced a “hard landing” on the Moon’s surface early Thursday morning, according to company officials.
A political storm has erupted between two of the most influential figures in American politics and technology: former President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Less than a week after their seemingly cordial Oval Office farewell—marking the end of Musk's status as a Special Government Employee—their relationship has soured dramatically. Now, Musk is threatening to decommission SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft, a move that could destabilize operations aboard the International Space Station (ISS), while Trump is considering ending SpaceX’s lucrative government contracts and subsidies.
Japanese space startup ispace is preparing to make its second attempt to land a spacecraft on the Moon this week, marking a key milestone in the company’s long-term goal of building a thriving cislunar economy. The landing of its Resilience lunar lander is now scheduled for 3:17 p.m. Eastern Time on June 5, slightly earlier than previously announced.
