Commercial Space
Jun 13, 2024
With funding from an NTT Docomo-led consortium, Aalto is moving more quickly into production of the solar-powered stratospheric aircraft.
Jun 11, 2024
Ariane 6 will undergo a wet dress rehearsal at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on June 18.
Jun 11, 2024
The successful demonstration positions SpaceX for a quick turnaround for Integrated Flight Test 5.
May 31, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
May 30, 2024
The company is hoping the upgraded Starship survives its return through the atmosphere.
Jun 28, 2024
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will remain at the International Space Station (ISS) while a new ground campaign begins to test thrusters.
Jun 27, 2024
Amazon executives formally opened the company’s Project Kuiper internet satellite factory on June 27.
Jun 26, 2024
Starfish Space is to extend the life of an aging Intelsat communications satellite in geostationary orbit using its Otter servicing spacecraft starting in 2026.
Jun 26, 2024
The move is part of preparations for the first flight of the Miura 5 rocket, planned for late 2025.
Jun 25, 2024
Firefly Aerospace plans to use the Virginia-owned launchpad at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility for East Coast launches of its Alpha small-satellite rocket.
Jun 25, 2024
The company received a prior delisting warning from the stock exchange in October 2023.
Jun 25, 2024
The ULA Vulcan-Centaur rocket being prepared to fly a dual-purpose mission this fall arrived at Cape Canaveral on June 24 ahead of a planned September launch.
Jun 25, 2024
Ahead of Ariane 6's inaugural mission scheduled for July, its manufacturer ArianeGroup says the demand is there to increase planned production rates.