Commercial Space

Jun 29, 2023
Building a space taxi for NASA turned out to be a whole lot harder than Boeing imagined.
Jun 16, 2023
Calhoun wants new types that delivers in the neighborhood a 20-30% improvement over today’s airplanes.
Jun 14, 2023
Ultimately, heritage hardware, not new technology, is the cause.
Jun 12, 2023
Ariane 6 delays and problems with Vega C leave European launch industry mostly grounded.
Jun 09, 2023
Safran’s CEO sees challenges and opportunities in aerospace manufacturing and space launch in the coming years.
Feb 29, 2024
Lockheed Martin Ventures participated in a $15 million Series A funding round for Elve Inc., a startup developing millimeter wave amplifiers.
Feb 28, 2024
Virgin Galactic is reporting a net loss of $502.34 million in 2023, including a loss of $102.3 million in the fourth quarter.
Feb 27, 2024
The co-founders of Astra Space have offered a new, lower buyout bid for the embattled space startup.
Feb 27, 2024
Three months after SpaceX’s Starship/Super Heavy’s second flight test ended in a mid-air explosion, the FAA closed its accident investigation.
Feb 26, 2024
SpaceX plans to place its first direct-to-cellular phone Starlink constellation in orbit by the end of August.
Feb 26, 2024
Intuitive Machines expects to lose communications with its Nova-C lunar lander Odysseus early on Feb. 27 after 4 1/2 days on the Moon’s surface.
Feb 23, 2024
Flight controllers at Intuitive Machines conducted their first mission on the Moon’s surface Feb. 23.
Feb 23, 2024
Flight directors at Intuitive Machines’ mission control center were working to refine the signal from its Nova-C lander, which touched down on the Moon Feb. 22.