SpaceX

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
The Eastern Range marked its 100th launch of year on Nov. 20, an unprecedented milestone.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
Blue Origin became the second company to nail the landing of an orbital-class booster.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
This week, Florida's Eastern Range hosts its 100th orbital launch of the year, with another 20-30 remaining on the 2025 flight manifest.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a second hearing for Jared Isaacman.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
Ten months after its inaugural flight, a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral SFS Nov. 13.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
SpaceX is buying another $2.6 billion in EchoStar spectrum to support its Starlink network, following on the heels of a $17 billion purchase in September.
Satellites

By Helen Massy-Beresford
British Airways signed a deal with Starlink that will allow all passengers to benefit from free Wi-Fi onboard, with rollout set to begin in 2026.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Irene Klotz, Garrett Reim
NASA’s acting chief has called to reopen the Human Landing System competition, raising SpaceX’s ire.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX’s first Super Heavy Version 3 booster is expected to be rolled out to Pad 2 at Starbase, Texas, in “days to weeks, not weeks to months.”
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
There is serious interest in orbiting data centers for artificial intelligence.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Established space companies are looking to open a new chapter to retain relevancy.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Vast has begun orbital operations of a technology demonstration satellite hosting subsystems and components for its planned Haven-1 crewed orbital outpost.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX proposes revised blast-danger zones for Starship launch activities in Florida.
Operations & Safety

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX has yet to demonstrate critical pieces of its Starship HLS architecture, including in-space refueling in low Earth orbit.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Up to 25 Starship-Super Heavy launches are planned per year from Starbase.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
America’s launch sites are undergoing massive transformations to support a new era in space.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
Cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky marched through a seven-hour, multitask spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Oct. 28.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Iridium has paused a share buyback program and is considering acquisitions as it looks to adjust to deals.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Competition is heating up between the operators of Chinese megaconstellations that intend eventually to challenge SpaceX’s Starlink.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
Dream Chaser’s debut, originally targeted for 2021, has been repeatedly delayed.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Muon Space plans to launch the first in a series of satellites in 2027 that incorporate laser communications terminals.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX's Starship Human Landing System development is behind schedule.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
JAXA, Sierra Space and The Exploration Co. hope their craft will join the fleet of station cargo ships.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Starlink deployments and orbital fueling demos are on tap for the Starship Version 3 flights that SpaceX will begin in 2026.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX launched the second batch of operational satellites for the Space Development Agency’s proliferated mesh network on Oct. 15 on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.
Satellites