Space

By Matthew Fulco
Firefly Aerospace’s valuation has reached $1.5 billion following the conclusion of another tranche of financing in its Series C round.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The resupply vessel contains materials for—among other experiments—studies into female reproductive and bone health.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin sees NEP systems as a crucial stepping stone for efficient spacecraft maneuvers in cislunar and deep space.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The experiment, known as Illuma-T, is among the 6,500 lb. of cargo aboard SpaceX’s 29th resupply mission to the ISS.
Space

Kay Sears
A multi-orbit satellite architecture is key to the nation’s quest to “conquer the night.”
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
It is no surprise that Starship development is moving faster than the regulatory process.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded Apollo 8, the first journey by human beings to the Moon, has passed away.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
Four companies have each won a contract for initial development of a prototype for a consolidated ground system for new and existing missile warning satellites.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The SLC-40 upgrade has been spurred by SpaceX’s plans to launch the Starship Super Heavy from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B, but NASA had concerns.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The mission, known as USSF-52, will be the seventh for the two-vehicle fleet of Boeing-built X-37B Orbital Test Vehicles.
Space

By Guy Norris
After four years of assembly and decades of study and planning, Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane is ready for prelaunch environmental testing.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
Frank Calvelli, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, spoke at Aviation Week’s A&D Programs conference on Nov. 7.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Bulgaria is set to become the 32nd signatory to the Artemis Accords.
Space

Follow-up imagery from the NASA Lucy mission’s recent encounter with the main belt asteroid Dinkinesh has revealed a surprise.
Space

By Tony Osborne
RFA was granted £3.5 million ($4.3 million) by the UK Space Agency.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
After 11 years of cooperation with Arianespace, Avio is preparing to become a launch service operator itself in the coming months.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Suborbital space tourism provider Virgin Galactic is laying off workers to fund production of the Delta variant of its spaceships, the company said late Nov. 7.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Nearly 2,000 cubesats have been launched in the past 20 years.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The European Space Agency’s newly launched Euclid telescope has captured a smattering of sharp, wide-field images of galaxies near and far.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The type, a step down in size from cubesats, is popular for experiments and tech demos.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The demo would be led by the Space Technology Mission Directorate.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Norway’s Andøya Spaceport has opened new facilities to enable satellite launches from the High North of Scandinavia.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
China’s iSpace has completed the country’s first test of a reusable rocket, performing a 50-sec. "hop" with the first stage of its Hyperbola-2 launch vehicle.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX’s internet-beaming Starlink satellite division has reached cash flow breakeven, CEO Elon Musk says.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has rescheduled the planned launch of an International Space Station resupply mission from Nov. 7 to Nov. 9 because of a nitrogen tetroxide oxidizer leak.
Space