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Europa Clipper begins journey to Jupiter’s moon

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission launched Oct. 14 aboard a Falcon Heavy launch vehicle and began its almost six-year journey to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa.

NASA cheers SpaceX Starship test as lunar deadline looms

NASA leaders cheered SpaceX’s successful fifth Starship test flight on Oct. 13, which demonstrated capabilities the agency plans to use when it returns astronauts to the Moon.

NASA lays off 5% of JPL staff amid budget tightening

NASA laid off more than 300 employees at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory amid budget tightening and an uncertain federal future.

NASA laid off more than 300 employees at its Jet Propulsion Laboratory amid a shrinking budget and an uncertain federal future.

Vulcan Centaur successfully launches despite booster anomaly

United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur launched from Cape Canaveral on Oct. 4, completing its second test launch for the U.S. Space Force.

Falcon 9 launches Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission

SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, sending four private astronauts on a five-day mission in Earth orbit.

Boeing Starliner lands without astronauts

Boeing Starliner undocks from the International Space Station on its return journey without astronauts.

FAA grounds Falcon 9 after failed landing

The Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily grounded Falcon 9 launches following a failed landing on Aug. 28. This is the second time the FAA has halted the rocket this year.

The S-Network Space Index℠ 2024 H1 Performance

The S-Network Space IndexSM tracks a global portfolio of publicly traded companies that are active in space-related businesses.

The S-Network Space Index℠ tracks a global portfolio of publicly traded companies that are active in space-related businesses.

Increased launches lead to greater focus on space sustainability

The rate of orbital launches has never been higher. Neither has the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the past million years. While these numbers are not exactly correlated, the increase in both has coincided with a number of new sustainability-oriented space companies.

The big idea: Pentagon looks to harness speedy space firms

The Pentagon announced a closer relationship to commercial space firms during the 39th Space Symposium in April. Here’s what the new Commercial Space Strategy could deliver.