2025
SpaceX Crew-10 launches to International Space Station
The SpaceX Crew-10 mission launched on Friday, March 14 at 7:03 PM EDT from Kennedy Space Center after a technical issue and bad weather caused a two-day delay.
SpaceX and FAA launch probe into second straight Starship failure
SpaceX celebrated the success of its Starship Super Heavy booster on Friday morning while engineers worked to determine why its Starship upper stage spacecraft lost several engines before it spun out of control and broke up.
Intuitive Machines’ second spacecraft lands on Moon
Intuitive Machines’ second mission to the Moon is a partial success, as the Athena spacecraft is communicating from the lunar surface.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost achieves lunar touchdown
The Blue Ghost spacecraft, operated by Firefly Aerospace, successfully landed on the Moon on March 2. This is the second private spacecraft to land on the Moon, and more are close behind.
FCC examines auction of satellite-to-device bandwidth
In a move that could give low Earth orbit satellite constellations more reach in the direct-to-device market, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday opened discussions on auctioning off radio spectrum in the upper C-band.
Countdown starts for Australia’s first homegrown launch vehicle
Australia’s first space launch vehicle could liftoff as soon as March 15. The Gilmour Eris is part of a global field of two dozen new rockets that could fly in 2025.
General: Better satellites key to new missile defense efforts
The general in charge of defending North America from attack told a Senate panel Thursday that he needs more and better satellites to keep up with increasingly advanced missile threats from nations including China, Russia, and North Korea.
U.S. and Japan launch historic joint space security mission
The United States and Japan launched the first of two planned space domain awareness payloads to enhance detection of threats and vulnerabilities above the Indo-Pacific region.
Kratos taps Rocket Lab to deliver hypersonic test launches for U.S. military
Rocket Lab will launch more hypersonic test vehicles for the U.S. Military. The program aims to speed up hypersonic technology development by providing an affordable flight test bed to bridge ground tests and system-level trials.
Office of Space Commerce employees, 2020-2025
The companies are serving as data quality monitors for the TraCSS program. It’s the biggest program under the Office of Space Commerce and has driven the agency’s growth. The office has quadrupled its workforce since 2020.