NASA’s daring Swift Boost mission launches June 27 to save the nearly 22-year-old Swift observatory , which is being dragged out of space by Earth’s atmosphere.

Rocket Lab launched the “Ten Owl of Ten” mission from New Zealand today (June 26), adding to Japanese company Synspective’s imaging constellation.

SpaceX will call its planned AI megaconstellation “Starmind,” continuing the company’s stellar naming theme.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two dozen Starlink satellites to orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday night (June 24).

SpaceX just launched its Starfall return capsule for the first time. What does the company plan to do with the new vehicle?

Rocket Lab launched the second satellite for the U.S. Space Force’s Victus Haze mission, setting a new launch readiness record in the process. Now, the mission’s two spacecraft are in a chase to rendezvous and perform “dynamic engagements with the other.”

China’s Shenlong space plane appears to have released a mystery object while in orbit, according to a private space surveillance firm.

SpaceX launched its first-ever Starfall spacecraft, demonstrating the new vehicle’s ability to operate in space and return safely back to Earth.

The Nancy Roman Grace Telescope has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for final preparations ahead of launching to join the orbital ranks of Hubble, Webb, Spitzer and Chandra.

SpaceX has now launched more satellites than the rest of humanity combined —and the gap will continue to widen over time.
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