Commercial Space
Dec 20, 2023
The head of the service says analysis is focusing on physical coverage gaps, along with ways to quickly analyze data.
Dec 19, 2023
As hardware prices come down, Amazon’s Project Kuiper aims to connect “tens of millions of customers.”
Dec 08, 2023
Launch photos capture the power and fury as millions of pounds of thrust lift payloads to orbit and beyond, as well as the sheer joy of watching a launch.
Dec 08, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Dec 07, 2023
With the Ariane 6 seeing progress at last and Avio leaving Arianespace, the European Space Agency takes steps toward a competition for Europe’s future launchers.
Dec 12, 2023
True Anomaly, a startup developing spacecraft for space domain awareness missions, has raised $100 million in a Series B round of funding.
Dec 12, 2023
United Launch Alliance conducted a practice launch countdown, including fueling, of its new Vulcan-Centaur rocket on Dec. 12.
Dec 11, 2023
Orbit Fab and ispace have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on developing rocket propellants from lunar resources.
Dec 01, 2023
Space launch activity reached an all-time high in 2023, but public new-space company valuations remain pressured.
Nov 30, 2023
Major technical issues with the behind-schedule Ariane 6 have been resolved and the schedule has been stabilized, ESA says.
Nov 29, 2023
NASA soon intends to lift the curtain on a whole new strategy of turning to America’s private sector for the launch of a lunar lander.
Nov 21, 2023
The agency cited the challenges in a Nov. 20 NASA Advisory Council session.
Nov 18, 2023
SpaceX's Super Heavy booster unexpectedly broke apart after separation from Starship, which was subsequently also lost when its automated flight termination system triggered.