“I didn’t expect that we would get to orbit.” Gilmour Space’s Eris rocket lifts off from Bowen Orbital Spaceport in […]
Tag: Space
India safely launches a $1.5 billion satellite for NASA
After more than a decade of development, NASA’s science leadership traveled to India this week for the launch of the […]
Australia’s first orbital-class rocket stalled seconds after liftoff
Australia’s first orbital-class rocket stalled seconds after liftoff “I thought best case was maybe 40 seconds of flight time, but […]
The first company to complete a fully successful lunar landing is going public
The financial services firm Charles Schwab reported last month that IPOs are on the comeback across multiple sectors of the […]
Smithsonian Air and Space opens halls for “milestone” and “future” artifacts
$900M renovation nearing completion John Glenn’s Friendship 7 returns as SpaceX and Blue Origin artifacts debut. “Futures in Space” recaptures […]
A secretive space plane is set to launch and test quantum navigation technology
The mission’s goals include tests of “high-bandwidth inter-satellite laser communications technologies.” “OTV-8’s laser communications demonstration will mark an important step in the […]
Ars spoke with the military’s chief orbital traffic cop—here’s what we learned
“We have some 2,000 or 2,200 objects that I call the ‘red order of battle.’” Col. Raj Agrawal participates in […]
Starlink kept me connected to the Internet without fail—until Thursday
A rare global interruption in the Starlink satellite Internet network knocked subscribers offline for more than two hours on Thursday, […]
Rocket Report: Channeling the future at Wallops; SpaceX recovers rocket wreckage
China’s Space Pioneer seems to be back on track a year after an accidental launch. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket […]
Lawmakers writing NASA’s budget want a cheaper upper stage for the SLS rocket
Eliminating the Block 1B upgrade now would save NASA at least $500 million per year. Artist’s illustration of the Boeing-developed […]