Astra successfully reaches orbit for the first time with latest rocket launch
There’s another launch company newly able to count itself among the small (but growing) group that has reached orbit: Astra…. Read More »
U.S. raps Russia after missile strike on its own satellite as an ‘Irresponsible act’
The United States on Nov. 15 confirmed that a Russian anti-satellite missile test was responsible for causing a debris field… Read More »
Astronaut crew welcomed aboard International Space Station
Four astronauts, three from NASA and one from the European Space Agency, arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday… Read More »
Virgin Galactic’s “future astronauts” will be in the hands of an elite Canadian test pilot
Jameel Janjua calls them “future astronauts.” That’s partly corporate speak—Virgin Galactic’s preferred term for customers who pay upward of US$450,000… Read More »
Boeing finally wins the FCC’s go-ahead for broadband satellite constellation
The Federal Communications Commission has authorized Boeing to put 147 satellites in orbit for a broadband internet constellation, adding to… Read More »
Amazon’s Project Kuiper wants to launch two prototype satellites by the end of 2022
Project Kuiper, Amazon’s satellite internet program, is aiming to launch two prototype satellites by the end of next year as… Read More »
Amazon is launching its first internet satellites next year
Amazon is launching its first internet satellites next year. It’ll be around 2,000 satellites behind SpaceX. Amazon already dominates online… Read More »
U.S. Senate tells NASA to select two developers for lunar lander program
The Human Landing System saga is far from over. Senators on Monday Oct. 18 released a draft version of the… Read More »