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Two Starliner astronauts, first Guardian in space return to Earth on SpaceX capsule

The SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts safely splashed down approximately 17 hours after undocking from the International Space Station (ISS).

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned safely to Earth on March 18 after an expected eight-day mission turned into nine months on the International Space Station (ISS).

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.

NASA’s SPHEREx telescope launches to explore universe origins

NASA’s SPHEREx telescope successfully launched it aims to study the structure of the universe and the origins of galaxies.

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

A view sent back from the Athena spacecraft as it approached the Moon's surface.

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

Firefly's Blue Ghost spacecraft successfully landed on the Moon. This is the second private spacecraft to land on the Moon.

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

FCC examines 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.