Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Firefly Aerospace padded its financial coffers with $868 million through its Aug. 7 listing that saw the company close the day valued at almost $8.5 billion.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Voyager Technologies has disclosed the acquisition of software developer ElectroMagnetic Systems.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
German satellite maker OHB expects to reach a record of around €2.8 billion ($3.3 billion) in order bookings for next year.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Virgin Galactic is delaying the first launch of its upgraded commercial spaceflight program because of manufacturing problems.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Amazon has partnered with an Australian-government owned company to deliver “wholesale fixed broadband to customers in parts of regional, rural and remote Australia.”
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
New remarks by U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy point to the U.S. government turning its focus back to the Moon and the mission to colonize it.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Eutelsat is looking to grow its OneWeb operations to sustain its top line, bolstered by higher Ukrainian and French military-related sales.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The UK Civil Aviation Authority says Skyrora's license represents the first time it has authorized a British-based company for a vertical launch.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Interstellar Technologies is teaming with Toyota to use automotive business assets for manufacturing rocket engines and propellant tanks.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Crew-11's three astronauts and a cosmonaut were welcomed aboard the ISS by the Expedition 73 crew. NASA budget cuts could shorten their planned six-month mission.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
EchoStar says it has selected MDA Space to build its low-Earth-orbit communications satellite constellation in a $1.3 billion deal.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
An ill-timed sea breeze pushed a cumulus cloud too close to Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on July 31.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force is increasingly exploring commercial options to provide space domain awareness on orbit.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
Australian space startup Gilmour Space’s first attempt to launch its Eris Block 1 rocket ended in failure after the vehicle crashed.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Starlab Space LLC and Journey have announced a strategic partnership to advance development of Starlab’s commercial space station.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
SpaceX plans another Starship flight test soon after a vehicle slated to perform that mission suffered an explosion in June.
Operations & Safety

By Graham Warwick, Guy Norris, Garrett Reim
Editors share what they heard at AIAA's showcase events in Las Vegas and their concerns about what the NASA cuts could mean for U.S. competitiveness in commercial aviation and space.
Check 6

By Robert Wall
Firefly Aerospace would raise up to $632 million in capital as part of its initial public offering based on the upper end of the company’s proposed listing price.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Thales Alenia Space says it has secured a contract from the Italian Space Agency to design a lunar outpost for launch in 2033.
Space Exploration

By Matthew Fulco
Space startup iRocket will go public via a $400 million merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by former U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Dealing with defunct satellites can cost constellation operators serious money, especially if a broken satellite starts getting in the way of other spacecraft in its orbital shell.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Thales CEO Patrice Caine says the outcome of talks with Leonardo and Airbus to merge some satellite operations is uncertain.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
As components decrease in size, more capability can be packed into small spacecraft.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
A U.S.-based team seeking to make history by soaring a specially designed glider to a record height of 90,000 ft. is soliciting donations and volunteers.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Those taking part in NASA’s upcoming Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing to adjust as necessary to a dynamic period.
Space Exploration