Commercial Space
Mar 02, 2017
Modification of an ex-Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 airliner to carry and launch Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne is well underway in Waco, Texas.
Mar 01, 2017
Rapid growth in the Ka-band high-throughput satellite market is putting pressure on spectrum. Moving to higher frequencies could unlock more capacity.
Feb 22, 2017
The change in administration means change in the spaceflight community. There will be risks.
Feb 22, 2017
For the first time since last summer, SpaceX successfully got cargo to the International Space Station, including many new research projects.
Feb 22, 2017
A majority of the spacecraft, 88, are cubesats bolstering San Francisco-based Planet’s growing Earth-observation constellation.
Jan 25, 2022
The European Commission plans to establish a space investment fund to support startups.
Jan 24, 2022
Space 11 Corp., an aerospace company focused on the production of space-based entertainment, is partnering with Nanoracks, a commercial space station visionary, to develop an orbital free flyer intended to support space film and television production and serve as a live venue and soundscape.
Jan 24, 2022
ArianeGroup is studying a dual-use second stage for launches of both satellite and crew that will support the European Space Agency’s fledgling reusability strategy.
Jan 19, 2022
Radian Aerospace has unveiled plans for “the world’s first fully reusable horizontal takeoff and landing, single-stage to orbit spaceplane” for sending passengers and cargo to low Earth orbit.
Jan 19, 2022
Satellite-powered hyperspectral imagery and analytics startup HySpecIQ is aiming to raise more funds and grow its small staff ahead of an expected September 2023 launch of its first of 12 orbital assets.
Jan 18, 2022
Airbus has begun partnering with Japanese communication providers to study the feasibility of deploying wireless communication networks on high-altitude platform stations (HAPS) such as the company’s Zephyr.
Jan 17, 2022
The six-engine behemoth now faces an intense flight campaign through the rest of this year as the focus begins to switch from envelope expansion to preparations for payload tests.
Jan 14, 2022
As its name suggests, Lunar Resources, Inc. is all about pioneering off-Earth manufacturing through lunar resource extraction and in-situ utilization.