Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has achieved a major milestone by delivering the first and second stages of its RFA ONE launch vehicle to the SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland. This move sets the stage for ...

After decades of controlling all aspects of spaceflight, the Indian government decided in 2020 to open things up to private industry. Essentially, the government said, companies could build their own ...

Global orbital launch activity reached unprecedented levels in 2024, propelled largely by SpaceX’s aggressive cadence. According to analysis of open-source records, there were 259 orbital launch ...

WASHINGTON — Orbital launch activity set another annual record in 2025, although future growth may depend on factors different from those that fueled the recent surge. There were 324 orbital launch ...

The first Zhuque-3 on the pad at Jiuquan ahead of a debut launch attempt in December 2025. Credit: Landspace HELSINKI — Chinese commercial launch firm Landspace is targeting Q2 for a second orbital ...

SpaceX closed 2025 with 165 Falcon 9 flights, a record. Credit: SpaceX CAPE CANAVERAL—The number of orbital launch attempts worldwide last year surpassed the record 2024 flight rate by 25%, with ...

Energy-starved AI workloads are driving companies to space, but analysts say the technology remains years from general enterprise use. Aetherflux says it will launch its first solar powered orbital ...

A successful launch could open the door to a more competitive and viable commercial space ecosystem in India. Read more at ...

BlueBird 7 launch is scheduled for late February on the upcoming New Glenn-3 mission from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station The mission represents the first launch with New Glenn ...

India's commercial space race just hit a genuine milestone. Skyroot Aerospace's Vikram-1 — the country's first privately developed orbital launch vehicle — is ...

This is the second of three feature articles Ars is publishing to explore the financial, technical, and competitive ...