SpaceX

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
It will take some luck for Boeing to be ready to fly its first ISS crew rotation mission as early as February.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has selected Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and SpaceX as the three service providers for Phase 3 of the NSSL program.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Amazon plans to sell its Project Kuiper satellite internet service in seven South American countries via a distribution agreement.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Los Angeles-based satellite manufacturer Apex has raised $95 million in a Series B fundraising round led by XYZ Venture Capital.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Private space station developer Vast Space has signed a cargo services agreement with The Exploration Co. of Munich.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Users of iPhone 14 and newer models will be able to send and receive text messages via a satellite connection, Apple announced at its developer conference.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Stoke Space has completed a critical first hot-fire test of its full flow staged combustion (FFSC) engine at its test site in Moses Lake, Washington.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The successful demonstration positions SpaceX for a quick turnaround for Integrated Flight Test 5.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Out of 48 proposals for less-expensive, faster options for returning samples from Mars, NASA selected seven ideas from companies for 90-day study contracts.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Launched June 5, Starliner docked to the ISS a day later.
Space

By Garrett Reim
SES Space & Defense has demonstrated multi-band, medium-Earth-orbit (MEO) to low-Earth-orbit (LEO) radio relay technology.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
With 32 of its 33 Raptor engines firing, the Super Heavy booster lifted off from SpaceX’s Boca Chica Beach, Texas, spaceport at after a trouble-free countdown.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Two NASA astronauts lifted off from Cape Canaveral SFS on June 5 for a shakedown cruise of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
A high-profile, privately financed sortie around the Moon aboard a SpaceX Starship spacecraft has been canceled.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The company is hoping the upgraded Starship survives its return through the atmosphere.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA has cleared Boeing and United Launch Alliance (ULA) to proceed with a June 1 launch attempt of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
Commercial Space

By Bill Carey
SpaceX's Starlink is fast emerging as the office-in-the-sky choice for U.S. operators of both long-range, large-cabin business jets and King Air turboprops.
EBACE

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX has demonstrated an unmodified smartphone making a video call using a connection to its Starlink low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The satellites are believed to be NRO-customized Starlink spacecraft known as Starshield, a government version of SpaceX's broadband LEO network.
Space

By Ben Goldstein
Heart Aerospace has announced a redesigned hybrid propulsion system built around off-the-shelf turboprops and electric motors.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
The leak was noted during Starliner’s initial launch attempt on May 6.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Designed with mobility in mind, the SpaceX Crew Dragon pressure suits have been upgraded for extravehicular activities.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The long-awaited crewed debut of Boeing’s Starliner caps off a 13-year effort to certify multiple commercial providers of low-Earth-orbit astronaut transport.
Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA on May 1 selected nine companies for a dozen concept studies aimed at expanding the exploration of Mars.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
The country is shaking up space exploration, commerce and the broader geopolitical picture.
Space