NASA Approve Production of Dream Chaser Spacecraft
Sierra Nevada Corporation has successfully completed NASA’s Integration Review 4 (IR4), the final hurdle before starting production of the company's Dream Chaser spacecraft. With...
Russian Cosmonauts Tear into Soyuz MS-09 Spacecraft During Spacewalk
During an almost 8-hour spacewalk, Russian cosmonauts used a knife and shears to inspect the damaged Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft. The inspection comes ahead of...
NASA Confirm January Launch Date for SpaceX Crew Dragon Flight
NASA has confirmed that the first Commercial Crew Program test flight is expected to launch on January 7, 2019. The uncrewed SpaceX Crew Dragon...
Musk Hints at New BFR Design Updates
SpaceX founder and CEO, Elon Musk hinted on Twitter that the company had again redesigned the much-anticipated BFR vehicle. At the same time, Musk...
Rocket Lab Secures $140 Million in Additional Funding
Rocket Lab has announced a successful Series E financing round. The small lunch vehicle provider has secured $140 million in funding to begin aggressively...
Falcon 9 Receives NASA’s Highest Certification
NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) has awarded the SpaceX Falcon 9 with its Category 3 certification. The certification is NASA’s most prestigious and will...
SpaceX to Test BFS Hardware on Upgraded Falcon 9 Upper Stage
SpaceX founder and CEO, Elon Musk has revealed plans to build an upgraded Falcon 9 second stage to test hardware for BFR.
Musk revealed...
Musk the Latest Industry Heavyweight to Support “Space Force”
In a recent interview with technology site Recode, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk expressed his support for the creation of a “Space Force”....
Maiden ULA Vulcan Launch Slips to 2021
The maiden launch of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket is expected to slip by more than a year. ULA officials explained that...
NASA Makes Progress on Crippled Hubble
NASA officials have announced that the agency is making progress in resuming Hubble Space Telescope science operations. The telescope entered into safe mode on...
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Iranian Satellite Launch Fails to Reach Orbit
Iran has recorded the first orbital rocket launch failure of 2019. Early reports from the country have confirmed that the Payam Earth observation microsatellite...
SpaceX to Lay Off 10% of Workforce
Late Friday, it was revealed that SpaceX is planning to lay off around 10% of its workforce. In a statement, the company attributed a...
SpaceX Launch Final 10 Iridium NEXT Satellites
The final 10 Iridium NEXT satellites have been launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The launch concludes an 8-launch deal that was signed...
China Set to Launch First Orbital Mission of 2019
The first orbital mission of 2019 is set to be launched from Chinese shores later today. The launch is expected to deploy the Zhongxing-2D...