OneWeb confirms latest successful launch
OneWeb has successfully launched a further 34 LEO satellites by Arianespace from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This latest launch brings OneWeb’s… Read More »
First big space crash in a decade: Chinese satellite collides with a piece of a Russian rocket
A chunk of an old Russian rocket appears to have crashed into a Chinese satellite in March. Harvard astronomer Jonathan… Read More »
Musk says Starship orbital stack to be ready for flight in few weeks
SpaceX founder Elon Musk said on Saturday the first orbital stack of the Starship rocket should be ready for flight… Read More »
Virgin Galactic falls as billionaire Branson sells stake worth $300 million
Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (SPCE.N) fell nearly 3% on Friday after its founder and British billionaire Richard Branson sold a… Read More »
Viasat posts record revenues
Viasat has revealed record Q1 fiscal year 2022. Satellite Services revenue increased to US$274 million, a 36% increase YoY. Gains… Read More »
Boeing weighs August dates for Starliner launch after addressing valve problem
Boeing (BA +0.7%) says it is evaluating various dates this month for the launch of its Starliner space capsule to… Read More »
Telesat Lightspeed Satellite Network to support Ka2517 antenna
ThinKom Solutions and Telesat are to collaborate on integrating ThinKom’s Ka2517 aeronautical antennas with the advanced Telesat Lightspeed LEO satellite broadband… Read More »
Streaming space tourism is the new reality TV
You can’t afford space tourism. But you’ll be able to watch it on Netflix. When SpaceX launches its first all-civilian… Read More »
U.S. watchdog rejects Blue Origin protest over NASA lunar contract
A U.S. government watchdog on Friday sided with NASA over its decision to pick a single lunar lander provider, rejecting… Read More »
International Space Station thrown out of control by misfire of Russian module
The International Space Station (ISS) was thrown briefly out of control on Thursday when jet thrusters of a newly arrived… Read More »
Boeing scrubs its space capsule launch and blames the Russians
Otherworldly investors will have to wait a little longer for the next dramatic step in commercial space travel: Boeing had to push back Friday’s… Read More »
Northrop lifts outlook as countries ramp up space exploration
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp raised its full-year forecast on Thursday and beat quarterly estimates, propped up by high demand… Read More »
Anuvu partners with Astranis on MicroGEO satellite constellation
Anuvu and Silicon Valley-based Astranis are to launch the first two MicroGEO High Throughput Satellites (HTS) in the Anuvu Constellation… Read More »
Bezos offers NASA $2 billion in exchange for moon mission contract
Fresh off his trip to space, billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover up to $2 billion in… Read More »
SpaceX lands NASA launch contract for mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa
Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX was awarded a $178 million launch services contract for NASA’s first mission focusing on… Read More »
Former Virgin Galactic CEO to fly to space
Former chief executive officer of Virgin Galactic Holdings, George Whitesides, will fly to space on the aerospace company’s next test… Read More »
Bezos thanks Amazon customers who ‘paid’ for space flight, sparking criticism from Sen. Warren and AOC
Soon after Amazon (AMZN) chairman and founder Jeff Bezos returned to Earth from space on Tuesday, the billionaire received sharp… Read More »
Blue Origin says space tourist flight sales are ‘approaching $100 million’ already
Jeff Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin, has sold nearly $100 million worth of tickets for future passenger flights to the… Read More »
Blue Origin brings space tourism to tiny Texas town
For years, the official letterhead for the small town of Van Horn, tucked neatly among the foothills of the Guadalupe… Read More »
Lockheed Martin opens advanced manufacturing facility to expand Orion Spacecraft production
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] opened its Spacecraft Test, Assembly and Resource (STAR) Center today. The STAR Center features business and digital transformation… Read More »
Space startup Momentus hires former U.S. defense official as CEO
Momentus named former U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood as chief executive officer, a day after the… Read More »
NASA and ESA partner to address global climate change
NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have formed a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership to observe Earth and its changing environment. The… Read More »