HELSINKI — Chinese commercial launch company Galactic Energy successfully sent eight satellites into orbit early Monday with its light-lift Ceres-1 rocket. The Ceres-1 solid rocket lifted off at 4:07 ...

HELSINKI — A Chinese commercial company has conducted an on-orbit demonstration of a flexible robotic arm, marking progress toward capabilities for satellite servicing, refueling and debris removal.

China’s fast-growing commercial space sector is setting its sights on human space tourism, as a Beijing-based startup lays out plans to fly paying passengers on suborbital missions by 2028. The ...

The startup principle “fail fast, learn faster” has defined the American space industry for much of the 21st century. The U.S. private sector has pushed the technical boundaries in rocket launch, low ...