Low-profile Chinese launch firm conducts first stage static fire
ESPOO, Finland — One of China’s lower profile launch startups, Zenk Space, has conducted a first stage static…
Isaacman planning to meet with head of Roscosmos
WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he is interested in meeting with his Russian counterpart and attending…
NASA continues SLS hydrogen leak tests
WASHINGTON — A NASA test to confirm repairs to seals in the Space Launch System’s liquid hydrogen fueling…
Axiom Space raises additional $350 million
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Axiom Space has raised $350 million to advance development of a commercial space station…
Startup bets on new approach to space-based missile defense
WASHINGTON — Wardstone is staking its future on the Pentagon’s appetite for orbital missile defense. The California-based startup,…
Vast wins ISS private astronaut mission
SAN FRANCISCO — NASA has selected commercial space station company Vast to fly a private astronaut mission to…
China’s iSpace launch firm raises record $729 million for reusable rockets
HELSINKI — Chinese launch firm iSpace has secured a record D++ funding round to accelerate its reusable rocket…
First Ariane 64 launches Amazon Leo satellites
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — The more powerful version of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket successfully placed a group of…
Launch companies debate how to compete against SpaceX
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Launch companies are divided on how to compete with SpaceX in a market where…
Demand for sovereign systems extends to the Earth-observation stack
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – At the recent World Economic Forum in Switzerland, much of the conversation revolved around…
The Exploration Company completes water-impact tests for its Nyx space capsule
MILAN — The French-German aerospace company The Exploration Company completed mock splashdown tests for its Nyx space capsule,…
How much is vertical integration squeezing the smallsat opportunity?
TAMPA, Fla. — As SpaceX and other vertically integrated space giants expand their reach, questions are growing over…