Rocket Lab launches 4 experimental ‘DiskSats’ for the US military
Rocket Lab launched four "DiskSats" for the U.S. Space Force just after midnight on Thursday (Dec. 18), adding to the company's busy 2025.
Camera on NASA Mars probe snaps its 100,000th photo of the Red Planet
The HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter just notched a big milestone, snapping its 100,000th photo of the Red Planet.
NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft is still silent at Mars — and apparently is spinning, too
NASA still hasn't heard from its MAVEN Mars orbiter, and the spacecraft appears to be spinning in an odd way as well.
Launch of Japan’s Michibiki 5 navigation satellite scrubbed late in countdown
The planned launch of Japan's Michibiki 5 navigation satellite atop an H3 rocket tonight (Dec. 16) was scrubbed with less than a minute left in the countdown.
Surprise! 2 private spacecraft rendezvous in orbit on newly revealed ‘Remora’ mission
Two commercial spacecraft pulled off a surprise rendezvous in Earth orbit recently, showcasing skills that could pave the way for satellite servicing missions down the road.
Atlas V rocket launches 27 of Amazon’s internet satellites to orbit (video)
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket sent 27 Amazon Leo internet satellites to low Earth orbit from Florida early Tuesday morning (Dec. 16).
Spacecraft from Chinese launch nearly slammed into Starlink satellite, SpaceX says
A satellite that rode to space Dec. 9 on a Chinese rocket nearly slammed into one of SpaceX's Starlink internet spacecraft, according to the company.
Blue Origin targeting Dec. 18 for historic 1st spaceflight of wheelchair user
Blue Origin is targeting Dec. 18 for its NS-37 suborbital launch, which will fly a wheelchair user to space for the first time ever.
SpaceX plans to go public in 2026, seeks $1.5 trillion valuation: reports
SpaceX plans to go public in 2026 and will seek a valuation of $1.5 trillion, according to media reports.
Watch Rocket Lab launch Korean disaster-monitoring satellite today
Rocket Lab will launch a Korean disaster-monitoring satellite today (Dec. 10), and you can watch the action live.