Commercial Space
Aug 23, 2019
With updates and fixes in place, Boeing is targeting first Starliner flight within two months, while SpaceX aims for flight carrying crew to ISS by year-end.
Aug 09, 2019
Flight data collection underway to assess first stage non-propulsive reentry option.
Aug 02, 2019
For the first time, a cubesat is controlled by using light pressure from the Sun.
Jul 29, 2019
XTI picks Catalyst; Continental joins VerdeGo; Vision-assisted autoland; Archinaut makes in space; Sunlight powers LightSail 2
Jul 22, 2019
The smallsat market could grow at a compound annual growth rate of 27% over the next decade, and Washington wants to make sure the sector remains U.S.-dominant.
May 11, 2022
UK space startup Orbex has unveiled a fully completed prototype of the company’s Prime satellite launcher.
May 11, 2022
Satellite air launch company Virgin Orbit has secured an agreement with conversion specialist L3 Harris Technologies to acquire two Boeing 747-400 airframes to support growth plans for additional launch capacity.
May 10, 2022
The U.S., the European Union and multiple other nations on May 10 formally attributed cyber attacks against Viasat’s KA-SAT network on Feb. 24 to Russia, claiming Moscow attempted to disrupt Ukrainian command and control as the invasion began.
May 10, 2022
U.S. launch startup Astra Space has teamed up with the UK’s SaxaVord Spaceport as a potential new location for satellite launches.
May 10, 2022
The highly anticipated debut of the WorldView Legion high-resolution constellation from Maxar Technologies is slipping again, this time to September, as the Colorado company works through a test configuration anomaly, executives announced late May 9.
May 10, 2022
Xona Space Systems has finished environmental testing of its Huginn demonstrator satellite ahead of its planned May 25 launch on SpaceX’s Transporter 5 rideshare mission.
May 09, 2022
Blue Origin’s next flight of the New Shepard suborbital spacecraft will include its first repeat customer.
May 09, 2022
Momentus’ space tug demonstrator has arrived at Cape Canaveral for its inaugural launch aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-5 mission after its application for payload review won FAA approval.