Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launcher once again demonstrated its operational maturity and accuracy today by placing a seven-satellite payload into Sun-synchronous orbit. Drawing of the Ariane 5 payload ...

SpaceX's IPO isn't really about rockets. It's about Elon Musk's plan to build AI data centers in orbit. Google agrees.

HELSINKI — Rocket company Galactic Energy launched its second Ceres-1 rocket late Dec. 6, becoming the first Chinese private firm to reach orbit twice. The four-stage Ceres-1 solid rocket lifted off ...

A German rocket startup is on the verge of making European space history. Isar Aerospace, founded in Munich in 2018, is ...

Virgin Orbit developed very similar technology to the Pegasus under wing launched rocket from Northrop Grumman. Carrying the rocket on the large plane was fine ane the first stage was fine and the ...

The April 2 launch saw China's Space Pioneer become the country's first private company to reach orbit. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

A new study published in The Innovation highlights the launch of Haishao-1 (HS-1), China's first low-inclination orbit synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite. This marks a breakthrough in global ...

On May 17, 1974, NASA launched the first Synchronous Meteorological Satellite, SMS-1. This was the first satellite designed to monitor meteorological conditions from a geostationary orbit. This kind ...