Commercial Space
Apr 29, 2022
Private astronaut mission’s bonus days on ISS shift next crew launch.
Apr 29, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Apr 28, 2022
Taiwan’s new hypersonic R&D office; North Korean nuke pledge; Capella Space raises cash for analysis; and Lockheed’s radar upgrades.
Apr 25, 2022
The space sector has unique propellants when it comes to M&A, which is likely to create a “melt-up.”
Apr 14, 2022
Launch contracts are game changers for ULA, Arianespace and Blue Origin.
May 16, 2023
Viasat’s KA-SAT satellite in Europe is still under attack more than a year after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.
May 15, 2023
Space Forge has unveiled additional details about its unfolding, “origami” heat shield for its ForgeStar re-entry vehicle.
May 11, 2023
A ULA Vulcan-Centaur rocket was rolled out to its launchpad on May 11 for a final series of tests ahead of its debut launch, targeted for this summer.
May 10, 2023
Vast and SpaceX plan to launch a commercial space station, named Haven-1, as soon as August 2025.
May 09, 2023
Astroscale U.S. and Momentus have submitted a joint bid to boost NASA’s Hubble space telescope to a higher orbit using a robotic spacecraft.
May 09, 2023
The prospect is based on still-maturing research underway aboard the ISS and Earth-based research and technology labs.
May 09, 2023
Bids are due in U.S. bankruptcy court later this month.
May 08, 2023
Momentus’ Vigoride-5 space tug has raised its orbit using its microwave electrothermal thruster, a propulsion system that uses distilled water as a propellant.