“This launch marks the first step toward the future of our partnership and increased launch cadence,” Bruno said. “We have […]
Category: Commercial space
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 […]
This launcher is about to displace the V-2 as Germany’s largest rocket
Isar Aerospace’s first Spectrum rocket will launch from Andøya Spaceport in Norway. Seven years ago, three classmates at the Technical […]
Here’s the secret to how Firefly was able to nail its first lunar landing
Darkness fell over Mare Crisium, ending a daily dose of dazzling images from the Moon. Firefly’s X-band communications antenna (left) […]
The Starship program hits another speed bump with second consecutive failure
The flight plan going into Thursday’s mission called for sending Starship on a journey halfway around the world from Texas, […]
Firefly’s picture-perfect Moon landing shows the way for lunar exploration
Firefly Aerospace became the first commercial company to make a picture-perfect landing on the Moon early Sunday, touching down on an […]
SpaceX readies a redo of last month’s ill-fated Starship test flight
The FAA has cleared SpaceX to launch Starship’s eighth test flight as soon as Monday. Ship 34, destined to launch […]