I N JANUARY 2025 the upper section of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two lunar landers towards the Moon. But that was not the end of this particular rocket’s contribution to science. That will come on August 5th when it crashes into the Moon’s surface at around 8,700kph (5,400mph).

SpaceX launched three of AST SpaceMobile's huge BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites early on Wednesday morning (Aug. 5).

WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - A massive explosion of Blue Origin's centerpiece New Glenn rocket in May was triggered by an issue with one of the rocket's BE-4 engines, the company's CEO said on Wednesday as it races to return the vehicle to flight later this year.

Musk said the rocket scientist behind SpaceX’s reusable rockets gives the company an edge in building AI data centers as rivals race to expand compute capacity.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded contracts totaling $615 million to Rocket Lab, Systems & Technology Research and a third unidentified company to develop technologies for a satellite network intended to track aircraft and missile threats from orbit.