Mike Wall

Rocket Lab successfully sent a Japanese commercial satellite skyward tonight (Dec. 14), acing its first mission since a failure in September.

NASA's Perseverance rover hit a big milestone today (Dec. 13) — 1,000 Mars days, or sols, on the Red Planet.

Just over a year ago, NASA's Artemis 1 Orion capsule returned to Earth in a blaze of glory, which the spacecraft captured on video.

Blue Origin plans to end its 15-month spaceflight hiatus with an uncrewed mission of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on Dec. 18.

Final preparations are underway for a new launch opportunity, which will mark the first time the X-37B has lifted off atop SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket.

SpaceX scrubbed Wednesday's (Dec. 13) planned Falcon Heavy launch of the US military's X-37B space plane, citing a 'ground side issue.' The next launch opportunity has yet to be announced.

The second-ever test flight of SpaceX's giant Starship vehicle was action-packed, as a new video shows.

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter covered nearly half a mile of Martian ground on Friday (Dec. 15), acing its second-longest flight on the Red Planet.

SpaceX launched 22 more Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California early on Friday morning (Dec. 8).

Crossed wires likely prevented OSIRIS-REx's return capsule from deploying its drogue parachute during its descent through Earth's atmosphere on Sept. 24, NASA officials say.

SpaceX launched 23 Starlink internet satellites on Thursday (Dec. 7) on the company's 90th orbital mission of 2023.

The third flight of SpaceX's giant Starship vehicle could involve a propellant-transfer demonstration, according to NASA officials.

Japan's robotic SLIM spacecraft will make the nation's first-ever moon landing on Jan. 19, if all goes according to plan.

NASA's Mars robots are back up to full speed on and around the Red Planet, after a two-week pause in commanding.

Stratolaunch's giant Roc airplane conducted its first-ever captive-carry flight with a fueled Talon-A hypersonic test vehicle on Sunday (Dec. 3).

SpaceX launched another 23 Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Saturday night (Dec. 2).

SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Monday night (Nov. 27).

Europe conducted a crucial seven-minute-long burn with the core-stage engine of its new Ariane 6 rocket today (Nov. 23), keeping the vehicle on track for a 2024 debut.

All 33 of the Raptor engines that power Starship's giant Super Heavy first stage performed well during Saturday's (Nov. 18) liftoff, SpaceX said.

SpaceX launched 23 Starlink internet satellites from Florida early Wednesday (Nov. 22), just a few days after its epic Starship liftoff.

The second-ever launch of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket this weekend didn't appreciably damage the pad, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk.

SpaceX will likely be ready from a technical standpoint to launch its next Starship flight in just three to four weeks, Elon Musk said. But the FAA also has to clear the vehicle for liftoff.

SpaceX launched 22 more Starlink internet satellites from California early Monday (Nov. 20), wrapping up a busy spaceflight weekend for the company.

The FAA will oversee a SpaceX-led investigation of the second-ever flight of the company's giant Starship vehicle, which ended eight minutes after liftoff on Nov. 18.

SpaceX's Starship notched a number of milestones on its second-ever test flight today (Nov. 18), drawing praise from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.