Commercial Space
Jul 18, 2024
A test to see if spacecraft can fly in very low Earth orbit will come in 2027. The orbit has intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance advantages.
Jul 12, 2024
Two new spaceports in Scotland are preparing to service rockets heading to LEO and polar orbit, positioning the UK as a new player in the small launch market.
Jul 11, 2024
Guillaume Faury is looking to bring more work in-house in order to deal with supplier issues.
Jul 11, 2024
Matching NASA’s needs with the ideal contracting mechanism is a challenge.
Jul 11, 2024
Launch service provider Arianespace’s order backlog totals 29 missions, with the next being planned for December.
Jul 17, 2024
The U.S. Space Force does not yet anticipate any delays to its upcoming launch manifest because of the investigation into the July 11 failure of a Falcon 9.
Jul 16, 2024
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk plans to move the company’s headquarters from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas.
Jul 15, 2024
Chinese privately funded launch company iSpace has suffered its fourth failure in seven launch attempts.
Jul 12, 2024
The newly expanded consortium will also explore opportunities for the Dream Chaser in Japan and across the Asian continent.
Jul 12, 2024
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket broke apart in the final stage of flight, leaving some Starlink satellites in lower-than-intended orbits and sidelining the vehicle.
Jul 11, 2024
New Zealand’s Dawn Aerospace has been certified to fly its Mk. 2 Aurora reusable suborbital spaceplane demonstrator at unlimited speed up to 80,000 ft.
Jul 10, 2024
The Series B will bolster the Albuquerque, New Mexico, startup’s expansion plans for a new solid rocket motor factory in Luling, Texas.
Jul 10, 2024
Italian space logistics company D-Orbit has established a U.S.-based joint venture focused on satellite bus design, manufacturing and sales.