The upgraded Super Heavy booster slated to launch SpaceX’s next Starship flight has completed cryogenic proof testing, clearing a hurdle […]
Category: Commercial space
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 […]
Rocket Report: Canada invests in sovereign launch; India flexes rocket muscles
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket gave an environmental monitoring satellite a perfect ride to space. Rahul Goel, the CEO of Canadian […]
If you want to satiate AI’s hunger for power, Google suggests going to space
Google engineers think they already have all the pieces needed to build a data center in orbit. With Project Suncatcher, […]
A commercial space station startup now has a foothold in space
The integration tasks still include installing Haven-1’s environmental control and life support elements, power, data, and thermal control systems, thrusters, […]