Commercial Space
Sep 10, 2021
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Sep 10, 2021
The booster flew for more than 2 min. despite losing one of four engines.
Sep 10, 2021
Pilot, entrepreneur hires SpaceX for Crew Dragon charter.
Sep 09, 2021
Sikorsky, Boeing deliver helo proposal; GE’s second XA100 test; Satellite servicing venture gains steam and South Korean missile test.
Sep 06, 2021
Stratospheric connectivity; Electric in the round ; Australian space expands; Securing green hydrogen; and eBeaver makes progress.
Mar 09, 2023
The U.S. Space Force has selected four startups to reactivate idled launch complexes at Cape Canaveral.
Mar 08, 2023
Boeing is interested in offering commercial Space Launch System flight services to the U.S. Space Force.
Mar 07, 2023
Lonestar Data Holdings, a startup developing a data center for Moon-based operations, has raised $5 million in a seed round.
Mar 03, 2023
A manufacturing issue in the Zefiro 40 second stage’s nozzle led to the failure of the first commercial mission for a Vega-C launcher.
Mar 02, 2023
Bosses at a Welsh startup whose satellite was lost in the failed Virgin Orbit launch from the UK have criticized the country’s approach to sat licensing.
Feb 28, 2023
Ferrying VMS Eve to Spaceport America clears the way for initial glide and powered tests of the refurbished SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity over the coming months.
Feb 27, 2023
Astroscale has raised a $76 million Series G round of capital and plans to jointly develop satellite buses with Mitsubishi Electric.
Feb 27, 2023
SpaceX scrubbed launch of the NASA-backed Crew-6 mission with 2 min. 14 sec. left on the clock.