1 private spacecraft intercepts another on Space Force’s groundbreaking ‘Victus Haze’ mission

A U.S. Space Force mission pitting two satellites against each other has completed the organization’s first tactical intercept of an orbital target.

America at 500: Where will we be in space in 2276?
America at 500: Where will we be in space in 2276?

When the U.S. was born, humanity was still seven years away from balloon-borne flight. Where might we be another 250 years from now, should the nation be fortunate enough to survive that long?

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from California (video)
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from California (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.

SpaceX fires up all 6 of Starship’s engines ahead of 13th test flight (video)
SpaceX fires up all 6 of Starship’s engines ahead of 13th test flight (video)

SpaceX completed a Starship engine test at its Starbase facility recently, igniting all six of the vehicle’s engines for a full minute.

Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites to orbit from Florida (video)
Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites to orbit from Florida (video)

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched 29 more Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit from Florida early Thursday morning (July 2).

‘Rocket’s Red Glare’: How NASA’s Artemis 2 moon mission celebrated America’s 250th birthday
‘Rocket’s Red Glare’: How NASA’s Artemis 2 moon mission celebrated America’s 250th birthday

NASA joined in the semiquincentennial celebrations this year by painting “America 250” on the rocket that launched the Artemis 2 astronauts around the moon.

NASA audit puts Boeing’s Starliner under an even bigger microscope: When will it fly astronauts again?

A new NASA audit says the agency will need to purchase more astronaut flights to the ISS by 2030 and focuses on issues with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.

Rocket Lab aborts launch of Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite at last second
Rocket Lab aborts launch of Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite at last second

Rocket Lab tried to launch its eighth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS on Thursday (June 30), but the attempt ended in an abort.

Blue Origin starts rebuilding launch pad damaged by New Glenn rocket explosion — and it will look very different when it’s done
Blue Origin starts rebuilding launch pad damaged by New Glenn rocket explosion — and it will look very different when it’s done

Blue Origin has started rebuilding the launch pad damaged by the explosion of its New Glenn rocket last month, but the company is working from a very different blueprint this time around.