Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Maiaspace on Sept. 25 said the decision allows it to focus on starting commercial operations from the site in 2026.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The agreement was announced Sept. 24 at the Burjeel Institute for Global Health in New York.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The launch is slated to take place on a SpaceX Falcon 9X in October 2025, BAE Systems’ Director of Space Doug Liddle says.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
The creation of Fada follows the establishment of UAE Space Agency’s strategic partnership with Edge in November 2023.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Chinese space launcher startup Deep Blue Aerospace suffered a landing failure in the latest test of its Nebula-1 when the engine cut off prematurely.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
SoftBank Corp. and Intelsat have signed an R&D collaboration agreement to create a “Ubiquitous Network” terrestrial-satellite communications system.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The two-stage rocket is already at its launch site in Andoya, Norway, and now entering the final test phases.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Seeing business cases solidifying, manufacturers are striving to keep production costs low.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
A Rocket Lab Electron launcher placed Kineis’ first five satellites into orbit last June.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
The company’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, also provided $13 million to the initiative.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
The AST BlueBird 1-5 mission lifted off at 4:52 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral SFS Space Launch Complex 40.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
An exact launch date has not been chosen, ispace said on Sept. 12.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Surpassing the 853-mi.-high Gemini 11 apogee record was a personal goal of Polaris Dawn commander and financier Jared Isaacman.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX says it has been ready to launch the fifth Starship-Super Heavy Integrated Flight Test (IFT-5) since early August.
Commercial Space

By Kim Minseok
The first mission is planned as early as March 2025.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The Belgium-based company was established in 2018.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Formerly named Starburst Aerospace, the accelerator launched in 2012 with the aim of fostering and investing in aerospace startups.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
“It’s a tough day for many in our company,” ABL founder and CEO Harry O’Hanley wrote on LinkedIn on Aug. 29.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Spire Global has agreed to pay lender Blue Torch Capital $10 million toward outstanding principal as part of a deal to waive certain loan terms.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The Kent, Washington-based space company is developing a reusable two-stage launch vehicle called Nova.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
The Germany-based company has a U.S. subsidiary based in Hawthorne, California.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
While the other eight engines ignited as planned, the fire in the ninth engine was “really difficult to contain.”
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Orbitworks will be the first company in the UAE to manufacture commercial low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellations.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Apex, a satellite bus manufacturer, has unveiled a new platform designed to operate in geostationary Earth orbit (GEO).
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The company recently completed environmental testing for its Tactical Satellite (TacSat) spacecraft at its facilities in Littleton, Colorado.
Commercial Space