Commercial Space
Mar 19, 2021
Listen in as Nanoracks CEO Jeff Manber predicts that by the end of the year, private space companies will have more discretionary money to spend than the U.S. federal government.
Mar 19, 2021
Suborbital flights, tourist missions are not the allure for this adventure pilot.
Mar 18, 2021
NASA is partnering with the commercial space industry to execute its ISS missions and its plan to put humans on the lunar surface.
Mar 18, 2021
UK Defense Review Provokes Backlash; China’s hypersonic ambitions; Yaogan-31 satellites launched; and Pentagon awards launch contract.
Mar 17, 2021
From shifting fortunes for fighters to shifting dates for space launches, here are some key aerospace and defense milestones for 2021.
Jan 10, 2023
The launch was the 16th devoted to deploying OneWeb’s initial 648-member constellation into low Earth orbit.
Jan 10, 2023
Virgin Orbit said its data suggested that an anomaly occurred during the Newton 4 second-stage engine burn as the rocket travelled at 11,000 mph.
Jan 10, 2023
About 1 hr. 6 min. after takeoff, Virgin Orbit confirmed that an anomaly had prevented the LauncherOne rocket from reaching orbit.
Jan 09, 2023
“We have a real shot at late [February/March] launch attempt,” CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter.
Jan 08, 2023
The LauncherOne rocket has been loaded, and technicians are preparing to fuel it in readiness for the first orbital launch from the UK, planned for Jan. 9.
Jan 06, 2023
The Gama Alpha mission aims to test the deployment and control of the 73.3-sq. 2 (789 ft. 2) sail in low Earth orbit.
Jan 06, 2023
Potential partners have until Jan. 24 to respond to NASA.
Jan 06, 2023
The company has also selected several backup dates for the mission running into mid- and late-January.