Project Kuiper plots broadband services in five countries by end of March
TAMPA, Fla. — Amazon is preparing to double the size of its Project Kuiper constellation to over 200…
Impulse Space and Anduril to demonstrate autonomous spacecraft maneuvers in GEO
WASHINGTON — Defense technology company Anduril and space transportation startup Impulse Space are preparing to demonstrate one of…
Laser communications supplier Mynaric signals recovery after production setbacks
WASHINGTON — German optical communications company Mynaric has delivered 84 laser terminals to York Space Systems and Northrop…
How SpaceX turned a Texas marsh into the world’s most watched spaceport
EDITOR’S NOTE: Starbase is SpaceX’s massive rocket development site and the home of Starship — the vehicle Elon…
Falcon 9 launches upgraded Cygnus cargo spacecraft to ISS
PARIS — A Falcon 9 launched an upgraded version of a Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space…
Vast backs new NASA commercial space station strategy
WASHINGTON — The chief executive of commercial space station developer Vast says he supports NASA’s revised approach to…
NASA reestablishes contact with one of two TRACERS satellites
WASHINGTON — NASA has restored contact with one of a pair of space science satellites that ran into…
China completes second hot-fire test for new moon rocket, including engine restarts
HELSINKI — China conducted a rocket stage hot fire test Friday in the latest step in the country’s…
How carrying enough water to make return-trip propellant simplifies a Starship mission to Mars
The idea of a human mission to explore Mars has been studied repeatedly over the past 75 years.…
Firefly pitches rockets, satellites for Golden Dome
WASHINGTON—Firefly Aerospace is pitching its rockets and orbital platforms for the Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative, a…
Sophia and Armada link terrestrial and orbital edge processors
PARIS – Mobile edge computing specialist Armada and Sophia Space are working together to establish integrated, scalable compute…
Musk confident Starship will start launching 100 tons to orbit next year
WASHINGTON — SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk says he is confident that Starship can start delivering 100 tons…