SpaceX has started commissioning a second launch pad at the company’s Starbase facility in Texas. Firefly Aerospace’s seventh Alpha rocket […]
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FCC chair blasts Amazon after it criticizes SpaceX megaconstellation
In addition to parrying with SpaceX over its proposed, vastly larger orbital data center constellation, Amazon is seeking some regulatory […]
Anduril, the autonomous weapons maker, doubles the size of its space unit
Subramanian said Anduril will fully absorb ExoAnalytic in the acquisition, adding the firm’s 130 employees to Anduril’s space sector staff […]
Anduril, the autonomous weapons maker, doubles the size of its space unit
Subramanian said Anduril will fully absorb ExoAnalytic in the acquisition, adding the firm’s 130 employees to Anduril’s space sector staff […]
Reentry of NASA satellite will exceed the agency’s own risk guidelines
No one on the ground has ever been injured by falling space junk, but there are examples of space debris […]
NASA and SpaceX disagree about manual controls for lunar lander
The report notes that during every one of the Apollo program’s crewed lunar landings, astronauts engaged the backup manual control […]
After falling far behind the rest of industry, Blue Origin creates new stock option plan
“It’s a big fat middle finger for those that thought they had something.” Jeff Bezos, shown here in 2018, apparently […]
Ding-dong! The Exploration Upper Stage is dead
Now, you might think NASA would ask industry for solutions to this problem. After all, United Launch Alliance was developing […]
Satellite firm pauses imagery after revealing Iran’s attacks on US bases
Planet Labs, one of the world’s leading commercial satellite imaging companies, said Friday it is placing a hold on releasing […]
With Gateway likely gone, where will lunar landers rendezvous with Orion?
Drink up, astrodynamicists! With Gateway likely gone, where will lunar landers rendezvous with Orion? “We will challenge every requirement, clear […]