The total number of people in Earth orbit is now at a record high, though only for a short time. With the launch of China's three-person Shenzhou 16 mission on Monday (May 29) at 9:31 p.m. EDT (0131 ...

SpaceX’s rapidly growing fleet of Starlink internet satellites now make up half of all active satellites in Earth orbit. On February 27, the aerospace company launched 21 new satellites to join its ...

The first of three human spaceflights under the Polaris Program, Polaris Dawn has been jointly planned and funded by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and Elon Musk's SpaceX. As commander of the ...

2022 was a record year for space with 180 successful rocket launches to orbit — the most ever, and 44 more than in 2021. The launches were dominated by rockets from US company SpaceX and from the ...

Privateer Space is launching a new module for satellite operators called Pono, which the company says will help make space data available at scale and at a far lower cost than it is today. The first ...