Space

True Anomaly has landed a $17.4 million contract from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to help the warfighter make critical decisions in the space domain. The startup, which was founded less than two years ago, is tasked with developing a suite of space domain awareness (SDA) capabilities

Rocket Lab's forty-first Electron mission on behalf of customer Capella Space ended in failure early Tuesday, with issues abruptly appearing after stage separation around two-and-a-half minutes after launch. The live video feed of the rocket stopped working shortly after the second stage ignite

"">Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: Firefly Aerospace conquered the night News from Varda Space and more Firefly and Millennium Space's Victus Nox mission sets a new record for responsive launch "">Firefly Aerospace successfully launched a satellite for the U.S. Space Force with

The U.S. Air Force denied a recent request from Varda Space Industries to land its capsule at a Utah training area, pushing back the startup’s plans to show off the fruits of its in-space manufacturing, technewss has learned. The company's application for a commercial space license was a

Firefly Aerospace successfully launched a satellite for the U.S. Space Force last night with just 24 hours' notice, in a record-setting demonstration of rapid launch capabilities for national security missions. The Space Force gave Firefly notice to launch on September 13, at which point the 24

Rocket Lab has transformed Virgin Orbit's massive headquarters and manufacturing facility into a new engine development center, at just a fraction of the price that it would've cost to purchase new. The company sent out invitations to the official opening of the center earlier this week.

"">Hello and welcome back to Max Q! In this issue: Musk says Starship is “ready to launch,” FAA says not yet News from SpaceX and more Elon Musk says Starship is ‘ready to launch,’ FAA says not yet "">The Federal Aviation Administration has closed the mishap investigation i

Techstars has chosen 12 companies to join its aerospace accelerator, a 13-week program which runs in partnership with the U.S. Space Force and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The new cohort includes 11 American companies and one from Australia. Matt Kozlov, Techstars managing director, told T

The Federal Aviation Administration has closed the mishap investigation into SpaceX's first orbital test flight in April, but regulators won't green light a second launch until the company completes more than 60 “corrective actions.” While the FAA did not disclose the details of the 63

Elon Musk has confirmed that he in essence scuttled a Ukrainian military strike on Russia by refusing to allow Starlink to be used in the process. The billionaire claims the decision was made to avoid being “complicit in a major act of war,” but it also raises serious questions regardin

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has closed its report into the Starship Heavy test launch at SpaceX’s Boca Chica launch facility that went awry, blasting dirt and debris across a wide area. The FAA report, which includes findings from a SpaceX-led investigation into the incident whi

Relativity Space is amping up its investment at NASA's Stennis Space Center, with the company announcing today that it would lease a historic first-stage test stand to advance the development of the Terran R launch vehicle. Per the new agreement, Relativity will lease the A-2 Test Stand from NA

Astranis, a venture-backed startup that builds and operates small broadband satellites in a far-off orbit, released more details today about its plans to provide internet access to Mexico. As part of the deal, Astranis will launch two satellites next year for Mexican internet service provider Apco

Hyperspectral imagery startup Wyvern has booked space on a Loft Orbital satellite bus that will launch next year, a move that the company says will boost the capacity of its Dragonette satellite constellation. Wyvern, which graduated from Y Combinator's Winter 2022 cohort, has two payloads oper