Jeff Foust

SpaceX launched its latest rideshare mission Oct. 1, carrying a wide variety of spacecraft as the industry deals with the impending end of such missions.

Both SpaceX and outside analysts appear largely satisfied with the first orbital flight of Starship despite some technical issues during the mission.

Three countries signed the Artemis Accords in as many days last week, part of a surge of signatories ahead of a key meeting.

SpaceX launched its Starship vehicle Sept. 28 on its first attempt to reach orbit and deploy operational satellites.

NASA is supporting Boeing as it completes revisions to the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for crewed missions.

The European Union commissioner responsible for space is taking a more active role in launch as he presses European companies to increase launch activity.

Even as Rocket Lab protests a NASA Mars contract, the company is downplaying the role the agency plays in its overall business.

NASA has selected a far-infrared space telescope as the first in a new line of billion-dollar astrophysics missions.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the agency “dodged a bullet” with the unexpected delay in a Chinese lunar mission amid a US-China moon race.

ESA and European Commission awarded contracts to two teams of companies to study architectures for an Earth imaging system for security applications.