Crewed Mars missions will require a new ascent vehicle
America has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to open the space frontier by initiating a sustained program of human exploration…
ULA’s Vulcan to launch first national security mission
WASHINGTON — United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket is scheduled to launch its first national security mission, USSF-106, on…
Edgx raises seed funding to bring AI-powered computing to smallsats
TAMPA, Fla. — Belgian startup Edgx has raised seed funding to develop Sterna, an artificial intelligence computer designed…
Intuitive Machines to build its own lunar communications satellites
WASHINGTON — Intuitive Machines has decided to bring in-house the production of satellites for a cislunar communications system,…
Rocket Lab on “green light” schedule to make first Neutron launch in 2025
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab continues to push for a first launch of its Neutron rocket before the end…
Virgin Galactic slips schedule for commercial spaceplane service
WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic is pushing back slightly the beginning of commercial flights of its Delta-class suborbital spaceplanes…
NASA revises plans for commercial space station development
WASHINGTON — NASA is changing course in its plans to support development of commercial space stations, a move…
Space Command chief calls for orbital gas stations as China tests satellite refueling
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The head of U.S. Space Command is pushing for a fundamental shift in how America…
Interlune to fly instrument on Astrolab’s FLIP rover
WASHINGTON — Interlune, a startup with plans to harvest helium-3 from the moon, will fly an instrument on…
NASA writes off Lunar Trailblazer mission
WASHINGTON — NASA has formally ended a lunar orbiter smallsat mission more than five months after losing contact…