Blue Origin and Sierra Space-led consortium to launch commercial space station
A consortium of companies led by Blue Origin and Sierra Space has announced plans to construct a commercial space station.
During an October 25 presentation...
Orion spacecraft moved to Vehicle Assembly Building for stacking
The Orion spacecraft that will be used for NASA's Artemis 1 Moon mission has been moved into the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building...
NASA Lucy asteroid mission runs into trouble hours after launch
NASA engineers are investigating why one of the two solar arrays equipped to the agency's Lucy spacecraft has failed to lock into place.
Lucy was...
Chinese launch startup performs 100-meter booster hop
Chinese launch startup Deep Blue Aerospace has completed a 100-meter takeoff and landing test of its Nebula M1 vehicle.
The Nebula M1 vertical takeoff vertical...
Inspiration4 ushers in a new age of spaceflight
With the launch of Inspiration4 aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, four average Americans have become the first non-professional astronaut crew in history.
The Crew...
NASA awards lunar lander contracts to Blue Origin and Space
NASA has selected five companies, including SpaceX and Blue Origin, to mature lunar lander concepts.
Announced September 14, the five contracts were awarded to Blue...
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak launches space debris removal company
Steve Wozniak has created the private space company Privateer with Ripcord founder Alex Fielding. Although not yet confirmed, the company appears to be focused...
SpaceX perform dress rehearsal ahead of crewed Inspiration4 Mission
SpaceX has performed a full dress rehearsal with the four members of the Inspiration4 crew ahead of their launch this week.
The September 12 dress...
NASA awards $150 million GOES-U launch contract to SpaceX
NASA has selected the SpaceX Falcon Heavy to launch its Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) mission.
Under the $152.5 million contract announced September 10, SpaceX...
Russia launch Soyuz-2.1v carrying reconnaissance satellite
Russia has launched a reconnaissance satellite for the country's Ministry of Defence aboard a "light" variant of a Soyuz-2.
The Soyuz-2.1v was launched from the...