“The point is to get missions out the door as fast as possible. Two to three years is too slow.” […]
Category: Commercial space
There’s a lot of big talk about sovereign launch—who is doing something about it?
As alliances fray, these are the nations investing in sovereign access to space. PLD Space shows off a model of […]
When Amazon badly needed a ride, Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket delivered
The Ariane 64 flew with an extended payload shroud to fit all 32 Amazon Leo satellites. Combined, the payload totaled […]
SpaceX’s next-gen Super Heavy booster aces four days of “cryoproof” testing
The upgraded Super Heavy booster slated to launch SpaceX’s next Starship flight has completed cryogenic proof testing, clearing a hurdle […]
Former astronaut on lunar spacesuits: “I don’t think they’re great right now”
“These are just the difficulties of designing a spacesuit for the lunar environment.” NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara kneels down to […]
Rocket Report: Chinese rockets fail twice in 12 hours; Rocket Lab reports setback
Another partially reusable Chinese rocket, the Long March 12B, is nearing its first test flight. An Archimedes engine for Rocket […]
Investors commit quarter-billion dollars to startup designing “Giga” satellites
A startup established three years ago to churn out a new class of high-power satellites has raised $250 million to […]
A spectacular explosion shows China is close to obtaining reusable rockets
“China’s first rocket recovery attempt achieved its expected technical objectives.” Nine TQ-12A engines, burning methane and liquid oxygen, power the […]
Here’s how orbital dynamics wizardry helped save NASA’s next Mars mission
Blue Origin is counting down to launch of its second New Glenn rocket Sunday. The New Glenn rocket rolls to […]
The government shutdown is starting to have cosmic consequences
The federal government shutdown, now in its 38th day, prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a temporary emergency order […]