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Tag: Commercial space
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 […]
The Moon’s next robotic visitor is lining up for landing this weekend
The first lunar lander built by Firefly Aerospace is on quite a trip, and has the selfies to prove it. […]
German startup to attempt the first orbital launch from Western Europe
The nine-engine first stage for Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket lights up on the launch pad on February 14. Credit: Isar […]
Rocket Report: Another hiccup with SpaceX upper stage; Japan’s H3 starts strong
Vast’s schedule for deploying a mini-space station in low-Earth orbit was always ambitious. A stack of 21 Starlink internet satellites […]
Boeing has now lost $2B on Starliner, but still silent on future plans
Skip to content Boeing has brought back a previous Starliner manager to helm the troubled program. Boeing announced Monday it […]