A prototype of Astra's Rocket 4 launch vehicle. Credit: Astra PARIS — Astra is targeting next summer for the first flight of its Rocket 4 vehicle as the company prepares to reenter the launch market.

(This story was updated to clarify the number of Project Kuiper satellites on the mission.) SpaceX crews have again postponed a Falcon 9 rocket launch attempt from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ...

(This story was updated to clarify the number of Project Kuiper satellites on the mission.) For the third time since Thursday, Oct. 9, SpaceX has postponed its Falcon 9 rocket launch attempt on an ...

There are plenty of rivalries in the US launch industry. People who build big and brawny machines tend to have egos to match. And if you chat up the senior executives of these rocket companies offline ...