SpaceX’s third flight test of Starship could launch as soon as March 14, pending regulatory approval. A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff, […]
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STARSHIP UPDATE #2: Starship’s second launch a success using helpful data from first launch
UPDATE #2: “We have liftoff,” as Starship returned to integrated flight testing with it’s second launch from Starbase in Texas. While it didn’t happen in a lab or on a […]
SpaceX UPDATE: Starship’s second flight test delayed in need of a replacement part
UPDATE: The second flight test of a fully integrated was originally set for November 17, but SpaceX delayed it by 24 hours to replace a grid fin actuator on the […]
SpaceX’s Starship’s second flight test tomorrow and ‘numerous lessons learned’ from first launch
The second flight test of a fully integrated Starship is set to launch Friday, November 17. A two-hour launch window opens at 7:00 a.m. CT. A live webcast of the […]
Boeing leading hypersonic interceptor technologies for DARPA’s Glide Breaker evaluation
Boeing [NYSE: BA] will develop and test technologies for a hypersonic interceptor prototype for DARPA’s Glide Breaker program as part of a four-year effort. Boeing will perform computational fluid dynamics […]
GA-ASI set to start LongShot flight testing phase
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is poised to start the flight-testing phase on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) LongShot program. Begun in 2020, General Atomics was competitively […]
EchoStar Mobile, SkyFive demo C2 Link for advanced air mobility use-cases with Airbus
SkyFive and EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) have completed a series of flight tests of dual satellite and terrestrial connectivity for command and control (C2) of urban air vehicles with Airbus. […]
Astra’s new launch add-on contract with Department of Defense
Astra Space, Inc. (“Astra”) (Nasdaq: ASTR) announced today that it has been awarded a launch contract add-on for Rocket 4’s first test flight with the U.S. Department of Defense (the […]
DARPA, AFRL, Lockheed Martin + Aerojet Rocketdyne team’s second Hypersonic weapon concept accomplishes all test objectives
DARPA’s latest HAWC flight test demos mature, affordable, hypersonic systems design + manufacturing techniques The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) […]