Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
The first Dream Chaser, DC-101 Tenacity, is set to launch on the second flight of the Vulcan Centaur.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman says its Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellite constellation network has passed a critical design review.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Amazon Web Services has selected 14 startups to participate in its 2023 Space Accelerator course.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX will try again on April 20 to send a Starship spacecraft into a 90-min. flight test around the Earth.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
The partnership is designed to speed up the on-orbit installation of higher-volume LIFE inflatable modules.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
U.S. Space Force is attempting to launch a satellite within days of its call-up.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Astroscale U.S. officially cut the ribbon on its new Denver headquarters on April 16, a move intended to anchor itself in the U.S. market.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin’s In-space Upgrade Satellite System CubeSats demonstrated rendezvous and proximity operations within 400 m in February.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Orbit Fab, an in-space refueling depot startup that aims to provide fuel for satellites beginning in 2025, has completed a Series A round of funding.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
AE Industrial Partners, a private equity investment firm in the aerospace and defense sector, has unveiled a partnership with Space Florida.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
Visiona’s goal is to field a constellation of similar, Earth-observing nanosatellites if the mission is successful, then move on to bigger satellites.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Thales Alenia Space has matured technologies and production processes for its Spacebus Neo all-electric telecommunications satellite platform.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
The space industry faces a “double bind” of insufficient launch capacity in the short term and oversupply in the long run, a McKinsey & Co. report says.
Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX has turned the first launch attempt of its integrated Starship/Super Heavy vehicle into a wet dress rehearsal.
Space

By Irene Klotz
On the eve of the first integrated flight test of the Starship/Super Heavy, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says his most fervent wish is to not destroy the launchpad.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The FAA has issued a vehicle operator license to SpaceX for the first orbital flight test of its Starship/Super Heavy launch system.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Small geostationary satellite provider Astranis on April 14 announced a $250 million Series C financing round.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The company expected to gain access to the test article on April 14 to recover the dome of the Centaur V test article for analysis.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The U.S. Space Force plans to award a sole-source contract to Blue Origin for early integration studies for upcoming NSSL missions.
Commercial Space

By Jen DiMascio
Benefits of bulk buys; VC-25 replacement delayed; Embraer’s European pitch; and Boeing to fly new prototype on WGS-11 satellite.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Ispace of Japan plans to attempt touching down on the Moon with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander as soon as April 25.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
The update comes after Relativity Space’s mostly 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on March 22 but failed to reach orbit.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The startup obtained Google’s Project Loon technology to coordinate satellite communications.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Boeing has delivered its third and fourth O3b mPOWER satellites to communications company SES.
Commercial Space

SpaceX says its Starship/Super Heavy space transportation system is ready for its first orbital flight test once the FAA issues a launch license.
Commercial Space