SpaceX’s ninth Starship survived launch, but engineers now have more problems to overcome. An onboard camera shows the six Raptor […]
Category: Commercial space
FAA: Airplanes should stay far away from SpaceX’s next Starship launch
“The FAA is expanding the size of hazard areas both in the US and other countries.” The Starship for SpaceX’s […]
The top fell off Australia’s first orbital-class rocket, delaying its launch
This was unusual Payload fairing problems have caused a number of rocket failures, usually because they don’t jettison during launch, […]
A privately developed Australian rocket is ready for a historic launch
Gilmour Space, a venture-backed startup based in Australia, is about to launch a small rocket from its privately owned spaceport […]
Firefly’s rocket suffers one of the strangest launch failures we’ve ever seen
The rocket’s first stage may have exploded moments after it separated from the upper stage. Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket on […]
A rocket launch Monday night may finally jump-start Amazon’s answer to Starlink
“This launch marks the first step toward the future of our partnership and increased launch cadence,” Bruno said. “We have […]
SpaceX just took a big step toward reusing Starship’s Super Heavy booster
SpaceX is having trouble with Starship’s upper stage after back-to-back failures, but engineers are making remarkable progress with the rocket’s […]
Four private astronauts launch on first human mission to fly over the poles
“I call it the last frontier of unexplored territory in low-Earth orbit.” With thunderstorms just offshore, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket […]
The first flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket lasted just 40 seconds
“Today, we know twice as much about our launch system as yesterday before launch.” A fireball rises over Andøya after […]
ESA finally has a commercial launch strategy, but will member states pay?
Late this year, European governments will have the opportunity to pay up or shut up. The European Space Agency is […]