Atlas V flies its final payload mission, closing a two-decade run
United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket carried its last commercial payload into orbit on July 2, delivering satellites for Amazon's Project…
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New Glenn: Blue Origin redesigns launch pad after May explosion
A May 28 explosion that tore through Blue Origin's LC-36 launch complex at Cape Canaveral is forcing the company to rethink its ground infra…
Rocket Lab bets eight billion dollars on Iridium acquisition
Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire satellite communications operator Iridium for eight billion dollars, a landmark transaction that signals th…
SpaceX Targets Two Launches in a Single Weekend
Within hours of each other, SpaceX scheduled missions from both US coasts: a 7.5-ton broadcast satellite for SiriusXM from Florida and 24 mo…
SpaceX's Secretive Starfall Capsule Completes Its First Test Flight
SpaceX flew its mysterious Starfall reentry capsule on June 23, offering virtually no details about the mission's objectives or customer. Th…
SpaceX debuts Starfall reentry capsule in orbital demonstration
SpaceX lifted off from Cape Canaveral with Starfall, a brand-new reentry capsule weighing around 2,100 kg. The demonstration mission marks t…
SpaceX flies Starfall, its new orbital reentry capsule
SpaceX launched a demonstration flight of Starfall on Tuesday, an all-new reentry capsule tipping the scales at around 2,100 kilograms. The …
Vandenberg's Busiest Pad Serves Both Commerce and Espionage
Within two days, SpaceX flew two separate Falcon 9 missions from the same California pad — one adding to its commercial Starlink network, th…
SpaceX Lifts Off With Classified NRO Satellites From Vandenberg
SpaceX targeted a pre-dawn window on June 19 to orbit a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. The mission, likely carry…
Ariane 6 Debuts Upgraded P160C Boosters on Amazon Mission
On June 17, 2026, Arianespace successfully orbited 36 Amazon Leo satellites aboard an Ariane 64 fitted for the first time with upgraded P160…
Upgraded Ariane 6 Delivers 36 Amazon Kuiper Satellites to Orbit
Arianespace successfully launched 36 Amazon Kuiper satellites on June 17, 2026, aboard an Ariane 6 fitted with new P160C solid-fuel boosters…
Ariane 6 Delivers for Amazon as China Goes Quiet After Kuaizhou-11
On June 17, Ariane 6 lifted 36 Amazon Leo satellites into low Earth orbit on its most powerful configuration yet. Meanwhile, China completed…
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