The U.S. military's interest in adapting a space launcher for the cargo resupply mission is entering a new phase, with a formal collaboration proposed with SpaceX for a proof of principle demonstration next year.
Momentus will become the next publicly traded new-space venture in early 2021, and the first self-described space infrastructure, upon closure of a deal announced Oct. 7 for blank-check company Stable Road Acquisition to buy the satellite orbit-mover startup.
Airbus is preparing for the launch of the first of four Pleiades Neo satellites, designed for improved resolution and more frequent revisits in Earth observation, and simultaneously working on a lower-cost generation.
Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson is stepping aside as commander of the planned June 2021 CST-100 Starliner crewed flight demonstration mission to the International Space Station, citing family obligations.
China is developing a multi-shot scheme for a manned Moon landing that would feature docking in lunar orbit and a low-risk launcher based on current technology.
The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded L3Harris and SpaceX contracts to each build four satellites for detecting and tracking ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
Northrop Grumman’s 14th NASA-contracted resupply mission Cygnus capsule reached the International Space Station early Oct. 5, delivering a nearly 7,800-lb. cargo.
A joint venture of the UK government and Indian mobile network operator Bharti Global has won U.S. Bankruptcy Court approval to buy aspiring global, high-speed internet-via-satellite operator OneWeb.
The scrub of Northrop Grumman’s 14th NASA contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) was logged at 2 min. 40 sec. prior to a planned liftoff on Oct. 1 at 9:43 p.m., EDT.
The 235-ft. tall, triple-core booster was 7 sec. away from liftoff at 11:54 p.m. on Sept. 30 when the rocket’s Terminal Countdown Sequencer Rack, which controls the final 10 sec. of the countdown, identified “an unexpected condition,” and stopped the launch.
The financial impacts of COVID-19-related work delays have resulted in a one-year postponement in the launch of the Dragonfly astrobiology mission to Saturn’s intriguing moon Titan.
NASA has moved back the planned liftoff of the SpaceX Crew-1 mission—the first commercial operational launch of astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS)—from Oct. 23 to Oct. 31.
On behalf of NASA, the HeroX crowdsourcing social network has launched a “Watts on the Moon Challenge” that seeks concepts for managing, storing and distributing solar electrical power on the Moon.
Airbus’ second attempt at flying its Zephyr solar-powered high-altitude pseudo satellite from its test site in Wyndham, Western Australia, ended in failure after encountering turbulent air and breaking up, an Australian accident probe has concluded.
For a second time, the International Space Station’s three crewmembers sequestered themselves in the orbiting science lab’s Russian segment this past weekend to help ground teams search for a small air leak.
NASA seeks to spark the growth of commercial low Earth economic activity as well as test out a new toilet customized for future deep-space exploration with the planned launch of the 14th Northrop Grumman resupply mission to the International Space Station.
A new assessment of radar data from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter affirms a likely presence of subglacial liquid water with a hyper saline concentration at the Martian south pole.
