Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
AST SpaceMobile has signed a commercial agreement with AT&T to provide satellite-based cellular service to the company’s customers.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Terran Orbital’s revenue fell 3% to $27.2 million for the period ended March 31, it disclosed in a financial filing with the SEC on May 14.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The leak was noted during Starliner’s initial launch attempt on May 6.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
SpinLaunch Chairman Dómhnal Slattery described the transition as a “natural progression.”
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Designed with mobility in mind, the SpaceX Crew Dragon pressure suits have been upgraded for extravehicular activities.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Suborbital space tourism company Virgin Galactic is eyeing a 2028 entry-into-service for its next new mothership.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
The first launch of Rocket Lab’s proposed medium-lift Neutron is slipping to no earlier than mid-2025 due to development of its Archimedes engine.
Space

By Irene Klotz
It’s been a big year for United Launch Alliance, the Lockheed Martin- and Boeing-owned joint venture that has been remaking itself for the commercial space age.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The long-awaited crewed debut of Boeing’s Starliner caps off a 13-year effort to certify multiple commercial providers of low-Earth-orbit astronaut transport.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Startup Danti has raised $5 million to further develop its natural language processing satellite image search engine.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA on May 1 selected nine companies for a dozen concept studies aimed at expanding the exploration of Mars.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The company plans to issue 20.8 million shares, with an offering price to be posted on May 27, according to a financial filing with the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
The country is shaking up space exploration, commerce and the broader geopolitical picture.
Space

By Guy Norris
Firefly Aerospace and Northrop Grumman remain on track to debut the new Antares 330 launch vehicle in 2025.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno, Tony Osborne
European satellite communications provider SES is to buy U.S.-based rival Intelsat in a bid to tackle competition from other low-Earth-orbit services.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX took on the mission of delivering two new members of Europe’s Galileo global navigation satellite system into orbit on April 28.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
Hanwha Systems has broken ground on its new Jeju Hanwha Space Center, a purpose-built South Korea facility for the manufacturing and testing of satellites.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA and Boeing on April 25 completed the Flight Readiness Review (FRR) for the long-awaited CST-100 Starliner crewed flight test (CFT).
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Each linkage features special adhesive similar to the feet of a gecko that allows the arms to grip objects.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The FAA gave Varda Space permission to launch in June 2023 without a reentry license, and the regulator does not want to repeat the situation.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Axiom and Collins are working on new spacesuits for the agency’s lunar and LEO programs.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Aalto HAPS has purchased Ampirus Technologies’ 450 Wh/kg SiMaxx lithium-ion cells for its stratospheric Zephyr UAV.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The second of two Blue Origin BE-4 engines has arrived at United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Decatur, Alabama, factory for installation on a Vulcan rocket.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
Targeting a wider role in low Earth orbit and beyond, the company has rolled out a novel, deployable decelerator system, among other fast-tracked projects.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
What began as an operational ballistic missile evolved into one of the most successful and storied space launch vehicles.
Space