Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
GPS has become a household term over the last 50 years. Over the coming decades, it is likely to be subsumed into another three-letter term, PNT.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX's Super Heavy booster unexpectedly broke apart after separation from Starship, which was subsequently also lost when its automated flight termination system triggered.
Space

By Guy Norris
Sierra Space has laid off 165 full-time employees in addition to contractors after it shipped the company’s first Dream Chaser spaceplane for prelaunch tests.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Launch of the second integrated flight test of SpaceX’s Starship/Super Heavy vehicle was rescheduled for Nov. 18.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Carol Craig, founder and CEO of Sidus, announced the move while reporting third-quarter 2023 financial results on Nov. 14.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
How much has GPS boosted U.S. businesses? The answer is astronomical.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The two companies have signed a “10-plus-year agreement” for use of the software on the 198-satelite constellation.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
The Midland, Texas-based startup still needs to raise more money to build out its constellation beyond the initial five satellites.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX is targeting launch of its second Starship-SuperHeavy vehicle on Nov. 17 from Boca Chica Beach, Texas.
Commercial Space

By Jen DiMascio
A White House official says U.S. space regulations—developed decades ago—were crafted when commercial space capabilities were limited.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Brad Parkinson
The “father of GPS” on how the system came to be and the hurdles it needs to overcome to remain at the cutting edge.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Quantum Space plans to launch its Scout-1 demonstration spacecraft on the SpaceX Transporter mission as soon as March 2024.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Terran Orbital is walking back its own midterm expectations.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Hon Hai Precision Manufacturing Co. is pivoting to the space economy in a bid to diversify its revenue sources.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Chipmaker Qualcomm is killing its once-touted partnership with Iridium Communications.
Commercial 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 Michael Bruno
The co-founder and CEO of beleaguered Astra Space is spearheading a proposal to take the rocket launch startup private via a roughly $30 million offer.
Commercial 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 Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
Virgin Galactic said late Nov. 8 that it will “pause” Unity spaceplane flights in mid-2024.
Commercial 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 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 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