Space

A record 223 orbital-class rockets lifted off last year, a 20% hike over 2022.

Astrobotic Technology is pitching an innovative strategy for the future mining of the Moon using rocket propulsion for extraction.

The Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility is particularly of interest to the U.S. Department of Defense.

Performance benefits of Unity upgrades that were proved last year will feed into Delta spaceship design as belt-tightening forces cuts in near-term flight rate.

Japanese financing and leasing company SMFL Mirai and JAXA plan to design business concepts for satellite leasing and reselling.

SpaceX opened its 2024 launch manifest on Jan. 2 with a Falcon 9 mission to continue building its Starlink satellite constellation.

India kicked off the 2024 launch calendar with deployment of an X-ray astronomy satellite from the Satish Dhawann Space Center.

Led by SpaceX, the number of orbital launch attempts last year rose by 20% over 2022.

Rocket Lab has received a $489 million contract to design, build and operate 18 space vehicles on behalf of an undisclosed U.S. government customer.

NASA’s ISS oversight has been authorized by Congress through the end of fiscal 2030.

The triple-core booster lifted off with the X-37B from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A at 8:07 p.m. EST.

NASA believes it can leverage commercial service industries for deep-space exploration.

Recovery operations were underway after the successful Dec. 22 splashdown of the 29th NASA-contracted SpaceX Crew Dragon resupply mission.

The Tracking Layer satellites are to be part of the first group of operational missile-tracking spacecraft in the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Axiom Space’s upcoming third private astronaut mission promises to offer a preview of the future low-Earth-orbit economy.

It is time for the world to invest more spending in space situational awareness, according to the former president of the Portuguese Space Agency.

An orbital propellant depot and fueling service are keys to the Starship lunar lander architecture.

Major events in aerospace and defense during 2023.

SpaceX’s 29th NASA-contracted Cargo Dragon resupply mission capsule departed the ISS on Dec. 21 for a splashdown and recovery off the Florida coast.

In 2024, India and Boeing aim for low Earth orbit, while NASA eyes an excursion around the Moon.

From new fighters to launchers, airline production ramps to air taxi certifications, 2024 will be a busy year.

The U.S. Space Force says its personnel track more than 6,500 potential missile events each month.

Bad weather has delayed Intuitive Machines, Inc.’s planned launch of its first Nova-C lunar lander to no earlier than mid-February, the company said.

The head of the service says analysis is focusing on physical coverage gaps, along with ways to quickly analyze data.

After a 15-month hiatus to address a booster nozzle issue that caused its last launch to fail, Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle returned to suborbital space.