Commercial Space

Oct 04, 2021
Landsat 9 builds on a half-century legacy of Earth observations from space.
Oct 04, 2021
Japanese carmaker plans to fly prototype hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi in 2023.
Sep 27, 2021
The space agency has led understanding of climate change, but its facilities are vulnerable to the effects of extreme weather.
Sep 24, 2021
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Sep 23, 2021
The billionaire commander of the three-day mission to space talks about his experience and the importance of humans continuing to explore the heavens.
Mar 15, 2023
Troubled space launch company Virgin Orbit has temporarily suspended operations and furloughed almost all its staff as it continues efforts to seek new funding.
Mar 15, 2023
The U.S. Space Force plans to set up an organized reserve of commercial space capabilities to augment military satellites when needed.
Mar 15, 2023
Impulse Space is moving into a larger 60,000 ft.2 facility in Redondo Beach, California.
Mar 15, 2023
The Space Development Agency (SDA) plans to launch its first batch of satellites, Tranche 0, before the end of March.
Mar 14, 2023
Amazon on March 14 unveiled a trio of customer terminals to support the network’s global broadband communications.
Mar 14, 2023
The company also announced March 13 that it has an agreement with Rivada Space Networks.
Mar 13, 2023
Pale Blue of Tokyo says it successfully demonstrated its water vapor propulsion system in low Earth orbit aboard Sony’s EYE nanosatellite.
Mar 10, 2023
Beyond the military realm, the move sets up direct and fierce competition with America’s own commercial space economy.