Commercial Space
May 02, 2019
SpaceX clears hurdle to launch first batch of satellites, but international operations are in question.
Apr 24, 2019
Company begins production of a small satellite platform based on its rocket’s apogee kick stage.
Apr 19, 2019
After a near-flawless journey to lunar orbit, Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft reached the Moon’s surface but crashed about 2 min. before its slated touchdown.
Apr 19, 2019
More then a year after its flight test, Falcon Heavy enters commercial service.
Apr 16, 2019
In-space logistics are the key to increasing robustness and economic productivity.
May 04, 2022
Start-up launch vehicle and satellite developer Phantom Space has emerged from stealth mode with a purchase agreement for more than 200 rocket engines from Colorado-based propulsion company Ursa Major.
May 04, 2022
MDA has made the first commercial sale of its Canadarm3 robotic arm technology to Axiom Space.
May 03, 2022
After successfully launching a 34-satellite rideshare mission from New Zealand, a Rocket Lab helicopter crew snared the returning first-stage booster mid-air for the first time, then released the rocket into the ocean for retrieval by ship.
Apr 29, 2022
French satellite startup Prométhée has contracted with NanoAvionics to build a hyperspectral nanosatellite demonstrator. The ProtoMéthée-1 will be based on NanoAvionics’ 16U nanosatellite bus M16P and would be a forerunner to plans to launch a 20-satellite constellation by 2025, Prométhée said on April 29.
Apr 26, 2022
Several venture capital firms and the related office at Lockheed Martin have teamed to invest $27 million in X-Bow Systems, an Albuquerque, New Mexico-based additive manufacturing startup targeting production of solid rocket energetics.
Apr 26, 2022
Hours after a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule returned from a privately financed sortie to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA cleared the company to proceed with a launch attempt at 3:52 a.m. EDT on April 27 to deliver the next resident crew to the orbital outpost.
Apr 26, 2022
Capella Space has raised $97 million through a Series C financing round that it plans to spend on further developing its automated image analysis software and next-generation satellites.
Apr 25, 2022
A prolonged, privately financed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) ended on April 25 with the return of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule chartered by Houston-based Axiom Space.