NASA’s Orion spacecraft made its closest approach to the moon on Monday morning during day five of the Artemis 1 mission. The uncrewed capsule flew about 81 miles above the lunar surface, the ag...
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Former SpaceX employees file complaints alleging retaliatory firings
SpaceX headquarters in Los Angeles, California. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin | GC Images | Getty Images Former employees of SpaceX have filed federal complaints against the company, alleging Elon Musk’s...
NASA’s Artemis 1 mission heads to the moon after successful launch
To the moon, again! NASA launched the Artemis I mission from Florida at 1:47 a.m. ET on Wednesday morning, with the agency’s most powerful rocket ever kicking off a nearly month-long journey wit...
AST SpaceMobile deploys BlueWalker 3 satellite antenna
A view from onboard the satellite, captured after deploying the 693-square foot array. AST SpaceMobile Satellite-to-smartphone connectivity venture AST SpaceMobile announced Monday that the wide anten...
SpaceX shakes up Starbase leadership in Starship push
An aerial view of a Starship prototype stacked on a Super Heavy booster at the company’s Starbase facility outside of Brownsville, Texas. SpaceX While Elon Musk earns daily headlines over change...
Record revenue, added contract wins
An Electron rocket launches from the company’s New Zealand facility on Nov. 4, 2022. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab delivered quarterly results on Wednesday that boasted record revenue, with the space co...
Space company announces layoffs amid rocket delay
Astra CEO Chris Kemp speaks inside the company’s headquarters during the company’s “Spacetech Day” on May 12, 2022. Brady Kenniston / Astra Astra announced Tuesday it would lay...
$25 million raise, revised outlook
Virgin Orbit’s modified 747 jet “Cosmic Girl” releases the company’s LauncherOne rocket for a mission on January 13, 2022. Virgin Orbit Virgin Orbit raised $25 million, the com...
SpaceX adds data restrictions to Starlink satellite internet service
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaking about the Starlink project at MWC hybrid Keynote during the second day of Mobile World Congress on June 29, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images E...
Rocket Lab attempts Electron booster catch with helicopter
Space company Rocket Lab called off its latest attempt at catching one of its Electron boosters with a helicopter, as the venture pursues reusability of its rockets. The company launched the “Ca...
Virgin Galactic Q3 2022 earnings
Virgin Galactic pilots walk to the company’s SpaceShipTwo Unity spacecraft, attached to the jet carrier aircraft Eve. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic on Thursday reported a wider third-quarter l...
SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket on Space Force mission
[The webcast is scheduled to begin at 9:26 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see the video player above.] Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Tuesday is set to launch the first Falcon Heavy missi...
Terran Orbital stock rises after Lockheed Martin invests $100 million
The company’s banner above the New York Stock Exchange on March 28, 2022. Terran Orbital Shares of spacecraft manufacturer Terran Orbital rose Monday after the company added $100 million via an ...
NASA annual economic output is triple its budget: Study
Astronauts flying on SpaceX’s Crew-5 mission for NASA stand in front of the agency’s worm logo during a countdown dress rehearsal on Oct. 2, 2022, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Space...
Andreessen Horowitz-backed Apex Space aims to mass produce spacecraft
Co-founders Max Benassi, left, and Ian Cinnamon Apex Space A pair of heavy-hitter startup founders is turning their attention to what they see as a key bottleneck in the space industry, and has alread...
Space race to connect satellites to phones with Apple, SpaceX, AT&T
The race to provide high-speed internet from satellites is well underway – but another, more ambitious competition, to connect directly from space to devices like smartphones, began in earnest earlier...
SpaceX launches Starlink aviation product for satellite internet to private jets
One of the company’s flat aviation-specific Starlink antennas is seen on top of an aircraft. SpaceX SpaceX rolled out aviation-specific Starlink satellite internet service on Tuesday, with Elon ...
Relativity Space expansion at NASA’s Stennis for rocket engine testing
A map of the company’s expansion plans at NASA’s Stennis space center in Mississippi. Relativity Space Relativity Space, which 3D-prints rockets, said Tuesday that it signed a deal to expa...
NASA astronauts return to Earth
[The webcast is scheduled to begin at 11:15 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see the video player above.] SpaceX is set to return its fourth operational crew mission from the Internation...
Amazon changes Kuiper prototype satellites launch from ABL to ULA
From left: Artist renderings of the launches of an RS1 rocket and a Vulcan rocket. ABL Space; United Launch Alliance Amazon is swapping rides for the first prototype satellites for its Project Kuiper ...
Space tourism pioneer Dennis Tito books private moon trip
Dennis Tito, most widely known as being the first space tourist back in mid-2001. Wikipedia Entrepreneur Dennis Tito and his wife Akiko purchased seats on a private trip with SpaceX’s Starship r...
NASA aims for mid-November launch of Artemis I moon mission
NASA’s next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with its Orion crew capsule perched on top, as it stands on launch pad 39B in preparation for the unmanned Artemis 1 mission at...
York Space wins $200 million Pentagon contract for T1DES satellites
The S-CLASS platform, designed for missions for a wide variety of government and commercial customers. York Space Systems Spacecraft manufacturer York Space Systems won a Pentagon contact worth up to ...
York Space hits $1 billion valuation after AEI investment deal
One of the company’s spacecraft in orbit. York Space Spacecraft manufacturer York Space Systems is selling a majority stake in the company to private equity firm AE Industrial Partners at an ent...
Firefly Aerospace reaches orbit joining SpaceX, Rocket Lab and others
The view from the upper stage of the Alpha rocket after reaching orbit on Oct. 1, 2022. Firefly Aerospace Private venture Firefly Aerospace reached orbit with its Alpha rocket for the first time on Sa...
NASA’s Artemis I moon mission is likely delayed until November
NASA’s giant Artemis 1 moon rocket is rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building off its lauchpad, after postponing the much-anticipated mission a third time due to the arrival of Hurricane Ia...
Planet prepares to launch hyperspectral satellites called Tanager
An artist’s depiction of a Tanager satellite in orbit. Planet PARIS — Planet is adding another type of imagery satellite to its product line, the latest expansion of the company’s data-gat...
How Jared Isaacman uses fighter jets in training
Astronauts love fighter jets, and billionaire founder Jared Isaacman is no different. Isaacman, who founded payments company Shift4, is deep into training with his team for the first spaceflight of th...
Hilton partners with Voyager Starlab to design astronaut suites
Concept art of a “Starlab” space station Nanoracks PARIS — Hotel giant Hilton has signed on to design astronaut facilities for the private space station Starlab currently under development...