Boeing plans to retest Starliner flight after botched mission
Boeing said it would send its Starliner astronaut spacecraft on another unmanned mission to the International Space Station, months after… Read More »
Virgin Orbit selects Japanese airport as launch site
Virgin Orbit said it will carry out a technical study with Oita Airport in Japan to confirm the airport’s feasibility… Read More »
OneWeb reportedly heads into bankruptcy and SpaceX might be next
OneWeb – one of several companies hoping to sell Internet connections from space – could file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy… Read More »
SpaceX and NASA aim for historic crew launch in mid-May despite coronavirus outbreak
The first crewed orbital launch from American soil is scheduled to lift off just two months from now, despite the… Read More »
Coronavirus deals blow to NASA’s 2024 return-to-moon plan
The coronavirus has dealt a blow to NASA’s plan to return Americans to the moon by 2024, as the space… Read More »
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explains why we need a ‘whole new architecture’ for space travel
“Why does Soyuz still fly?”, that was a question about Russia’s workhorse spacecraft posed by SpaceX founder and CEO Elon… Read More »
SpaceX aims to launch 70 missions a year from Florida’s Space Coast by 2023
SpaceX is planning a huge boost to the number of rocket launches from its Florida launch sites in the next… Read More »
SpaceX’s Starship rocket prototype collapsed on itself
Another SpaceX test ended in failure this past weekend. A prototype of the company’s Starship rocket, SN1, imploded in a… Read More »
Space industry and travel predictions for 2020
In 2019, the U.S. Space Force was formally established, NASA received a 2024 deadline for returning Americans to the moon,… Read More »
Virgin Galactic hints at more delays for start of SpaceShipTwo commercial flights
Virgin Galactic executives suggested Feb. 25 that the beginning of commercial flights of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle might slip again,… Read More »
China wants to build a new space station
China’s space program is planning a launch in April 2020 to prepare for building the country’s next space station. A… Read More »
SpaceX is looking to raise about $250 million
SpaceX is looking to raise about a quarter-billion dollars in new funds, as Elon Musk’s company heads into a critical… Read More »
SpaceX successfully launches 60 more Starlink satellite internet constellation
SpaceX has launched yet another batch of 60 Starlink satellites – its third production batch of the orbital communication spacecraft,… Read More »
NASA Preps Core Stage of Massive Space Launch System Megarocket for Big Test
The 212-foot (65 meters) core stage of NASA’s new megarocket, the Space Launch System, rolls out of the Michoud Assembly… Read More »
NASA, Boeing probe software glitch that stopped astronaut capsule from reaching space station
FILE PHOTO: One of Boeing Co’s CST-100 Starliner astronaut capsules at a production facility at Florida’s Cape Canaveral (Reuters) –… Read More »
2020 is the year of the $1 trillion space economy
The first time I can find “space economy” and “trillion dollars” in the same sentence is in 1984, when then-congressman… Read More »
Boeing spacecraft astronauts see new frontier for commercial space
A crew of veteran U.S. astronauts and aviators are training in Houston for a manned mission to the International Space… Read More »
SpaceX’s Starman and Elon Musk’s Tesla have made a lap around the sun
Starman and his deep-space ride have completed their first lap around the sun. The spacesuit-clad mannequin, who sits behind the… Read More »
How space technology has improved the airline experience
“Did you ever want to be an astronaut?” is one of the questions that almost every pilot is occasionally asked…. Read More »
Virgin Galactic opens ‘Gateway to Space’ for tourist launches at Spaceport America
Virgin Galactic’s new home for tourist flights to suborbital space is now go for launch. The spaceflight company unveiled the… Read More »
A look at NASA’s contributions to aviation
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, commonly known as NASA, celebrated the 50th anniversary of a major achievement last weekend…. Read More »
What and how astronauts are eating today 50 years after Apollo 11
In 1969, Charles Bourland flew to Houston to interview for a food scientist position at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. From… Read More »