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Boeing Starliner crew spacecraft losses total $2 billion
Boeing spacecraft Starliner is seen from the window of SpaceX's Dragon capsule "Endeavour" on July 3, 2024, while docked with the International Space [...]
NASA’s SpaceX plan as Trump and Musk call for astronaut return
Elon Musk speaks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and guests at a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship, in Brow [...]
Planet lands $230 million contract for Pelican imagery satellites
An animated rendering of a Pelican satellite in orbit.PlanetSatellite imagery and data analysis company Planet announced it had signed a $230 million [...]
FAA grounds SpaceX Starship, reports property damage in Caribbean
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Jan. 16, 2025.Eric Gay | APThe Federal Aviation Admini [...]
First New Glenn rocket reaches orbit
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket streaks into orbit after launching from the Kennedy Space Center on its maiden flight, at Cape Canaveral, Florida on Ja [...]
Watch SpaceX launch Starship flight seven with Starlink satellite test
SpaceX launched the seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost communication with the upper stage of the rocket that continues o [...]
Firefly Aerospace kicks off first moon mission after SpaceX launch
The company's Blue Ghost moon lander before shipping out for launch.Firefly AerospaceAnother American company, Texas-based rocket and spacecraft build [...]
Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice leaves the company
Tom Vice, CEO of Sierra Space, talks to employees in front of the company's Dream Chaser space plane on Oct. 30, 2023 in Louisville, Colorado.Helen H. [...]
Toyota exploring orbital rocket development, makes startup investment
After Akio Toyoda, CEO and President of Toyota, announced he was stepping down on Thursday, he shared his advice to his successor and his business phi [...]
SpaceX valuation surges to $350 billion as company buys back stock
SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is launched on its sixth test at the company's Boca Chica launch pad [...]
Trump nominates Jared Isaacman for NASA Administrator
Inspiration4 mission commander Jared Isaacman, founder and chief executive officer of Shift4 Payments, stands for a portrait in front of the recovered [...]
Watch SpaceX launch Starship’s sixth test flight
SpaceX launched the sixth test flight of its Starship rocket on Tuesday, as the company looks to keep up momentum of the mammoth vehicle's development [...]
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell welcomes competition for Starlink, rockets
SpaceX President and Chief Operation Officer Gwynne Shotwell speaks during the NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) astronaut visit at the SpaceX headqu [...]
Space stocks rally on ‘Trump-Elon trade,’ analysts say
A hot fire test of an Archimedes engine, which powers the company's Neutron rocket.Rocket LabThis past week saw several pure-play space stocks rally, [...]
Apple commits $1.5 billion to Globalstar for iPhone satellite services
Apple committed about $1.5 billion to satellite communications company Globalstar to fund the expansion of iPhone services, the companies disclosed in [...]