Kathy Lueders now has the job of making NASA’s 2024 moon landing happen
NASA’s selection of Kathy Lueders to become the new associate administrator of the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate has been… Read More »
SpaceX wants to build an offshore spaceport near Texas for Starship Mars rocket
The company is hiring “offshore operations engineers” to develop the launch and landing platforms. SpaceX’s Mars-colonizing missions may not launch… Read More »
Vega rocket’s return-to-flight launch waits for improved wind conditions
The first launch of an Italian-made Vega rocket since an in-flight failure nearly one year ago has been postponed to… Read More »
Airlines, Satellite, and Tech Leaders Convene for First Virtual Global Connected Aircraft Summit
Next week, we bring you another virtual event as we look at one of the more impacted and interesting markets… Read More »
SpaceX launches 58 more Starlink satellites and 3 Planet Skysats for first rideshare launch
SpaceX has launched its latest batch of Starlink satellites, growing the constellation by another 58 spacecraft just 10 days after… Read More »
SpaceX is launching 3 batches of internet satellites within 18 days
SpaceX is launching another batch of broadband internet satellites into orbit this week, while the company’s new spaceship sits docked… Read More »
New SpaceX spacesuits get five-star rating from NASA astronauts
The movie-star look to SpaceX’s new spacesuits is just one of the innovative features the Crew Dragon astronauts enjoyed during… Read More »
Russia’s space chief complains about American jokes
Americans should show more respect for Russia’s space program after relying on it for nine years as the only way… Read More »
Starship Is Top Priority, Elon Musk Tells To SpaceX Employees
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX is urging employees to renew focus on Starship, a massive rocket that can take as… Read More »
NASA Taps Northrop Grumman to Build Lunar Gateway Hab Module
Northrop was always going to win this one, and now we know how much it won for phase one. In… Read More »
SpaceX rings in Falcon 9’s 10th anniversary with a rocket reusability first
Today is the tenth anniversary of SpaceX’s inaugural Falcon 9 launch, marking a decade of largely uninterrupted success that the… Read More »
SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites and achieves a reusability record for a Falcon 9 booster
SpaceX launched its second Falcon 9 rocket in the span of just four days on Wednesday at 9:25 PM EDT… Read More »
SpaceX targets Wednesday night for next Starlink launch
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Our Magnetic Field Is Acting Sketchy Again
Earth’s protective magnetic field is weakening in a region across the South Atlantic. Researchers have been using the European Space… Read More »
SpaceX success is ‘wakeup call’ for Russia
Russia has lost its long-held monopoly as the only country able to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station following… Read More »
SpaceX gets FAA permission to fly its Starship spacecraft prototype
SpaceX has received authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly suborbital missions with its Starship prototype spacecraft, paving… Read More »
Mojave Air & Space Port Firms Move Towards Space Goals
Mojave Air & Space Port aerospace companies are working towards the future of new developments in cutting edge technologies and… Read More »
Space launch can grow alongside aviation
Despite the understandable lull in current commercial aviation activity, anticipated increases in the frequency of space launches will soon require… Read More »
SpaceX aces last Dragon parachute test before crew launch
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Virgin Galactic completes first glide flight landing in New Mexico desert
Virgin Galactic’s spaceship VSS Unity landed in the New Mexico desert on Friday, marking its first glide flight from Spaceport… Read More »
SpaceX completed critical test of its Starship prototype
Now the company will mount a single engine to the Starship prototype. Late on Sunday night, SpaceX completed a critical… Read More »
Russian space cargo ship delivers 2.8 tons of supplies to space station
A Russian Progress cargo ship, carrying 2.8 tons of supplies and equipment, blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan… Read More »
US to resume manned space launches after 9 years
NASA and SpaceX have picked May 27 for resuming astronaut launches from the US after nine years of complete Russian… Read More »
FAA commercial space office completes reorganization
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) office responsible for licensing commercial launches and reentries has completed a reorganization announced nearly a… Read More »
NASA sets launch date for SpaceX U.S. manned mission to space station
NASA on Friday set a launch date of May 27 for its first astronaut mission from U.S. soil in nearly… Read More »
Virgin Galactic will keep running as a critical infrastructure business
Billionaire Richard Branson’s space tourism company Virgin Galactic Holdings will keep running as a critical infrastructure business, even as many… Read More »