The good news is that procurements with these innovative propulsion companies demonstrates a vigorous U.S. industrial base, with small businesses leading the way… Astrobotic’s Griffin Mission One (GM1) team selected […]
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ASTRA Selected By NASA To Provide TROPICS Mission Launch Services
NASA has selected Astra Space Inc. to provide a launch service for the agency’s Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats (TROPICS) mission. The […]
Stoke-Space Technologies’ Raises Funds For Rocket 2nd Stage Development Work
Stoke-Space Technologies, with a C-level staff list that includes some hirings from Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk-backed businesses Blue Origin and SpaceX, has raised $9.1 million seed capital for the […]
Orbex Signs AMCM To Build Largest Industrial 3D Printer For Rapid Rocket-Building
What do you do if the largest industrial 3D printer in Europe isn’t large enough and you need to build a rocket? Orbex has commissioned AMCM to build the largest […]
Next Generation Plasma Thruster Now In Development By Magdrive
The rapid increase of smallsats being launched into Earth’s orbit is increasing at a phenomenal rate. From a total of 385 smallsats launched in 2019, the expectation now is that more than […]
Ariane 6 Departs to Begin Hot Fire Testing
And so the process begins … ArianeGroup‘s announcement indicates that the first complete upper stage of the new Ariane 6 launch vehicle has just left the ArianeGroup plant in Bremen, Germany. […]
AASC’s Metal Plasma Thruster Selected By ASTRA LLC For RROCI Mission
AASC is proud to announce that in August of 2020, the company was selected by ASTRA LLC to deliver a flight-ready version of the firm’s Metal Plasma Thruster (MPT) for […]
Northrop Grumman’s Validation Test Of A New Rocket Motor For United Launch Alliance Is A Success
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has conducted a validation ground test of an extended length 63-inch in diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63XL — data sheet at this direct link…) […]
Hybrid Rocket Engine Hotfire Success For Gilmour Space Technologies
Gilmour Space Technologies completed a successful hotfire of the world’s largest, single-port, hybrid rocket engine. Gilmour Space continues to demonstrate key sovereign space and industry capabilities as it prepares to […]
Iodine Propulsion Proven Viable For Smallsats In Space By ThrustMe + Spacety
The space industry seeks new solutions to ensure economic and environmental space sustainability with the rise of satellite mega-constellations. A solution lies in the use of on-orbit propulsion, but traditional […]