Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has received a NASA award of $93.3 million to deliver a suite of ten, NASA-sponsored, science and technology demonstration payloads to Mare Crisium in the Moon’s Crisium […]
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UPDATE 2: SpaceX Starship SN9 Sent Forth… Return Landing Is A RUD
On Tuesday, February 2, Starship serial number 9 (SN9) completed SpaceX’s second high-altitude flight test of a Starship prototype from the SpaceX site in Cameron County, Texas. Similar to the […]
World’s First, All-Civilian Mission to Space = New Era of Commercial Space Exploration
Plans for the world’s first all-civilian mission to space have been announced from SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California— the mission is being targeted for the fourth quarter of this year […]
Redwire’s Roccor To Develop Deployable Systems For NASA’s Solar Cruiser Mission
Redwire has announced that the firm’s subsidiary — Roccor — has been awarded a subcontract to support NASA’s Solar Cruiser technology demonstration mission funded through NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. Roccor was selected […]
Autonomous Precision Landing Re-Entry Capsule Validated by SpaceWorks
SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc. (SEI), along with its partners Earthly Dynamics, LLC (EDC) and Aerial Delivery Solutions, LLC (ADS), has validated autonomous and precision landing of a space-based payload return capsule […]
Program Initiated To Make Space Exploration More Sustainable
The University of Colorado Boulder and the Secure World Foundation today announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch the Space and Sustainability Initiative (SSI). As the first […]
Launch Activity Hits 20-Year High, According to Space Foundation’s Just Released The Space Report 2020 Q4
In their newly released quarterly issue of The Space Report, Space Foundation, a 501(c)(3) global space advocate for nearly 40 years, announced 2020 Q4 research and analysis findings revealing substantial growth […]
Optical Comms Collaboration Between Swedish Space Corp. + Airbus D&S Netherlands
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands (Airbus DS NL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaborative activities regarding ground equipment for space-to-ground optical communication. […]
Orion Artemis I Spacecraft Assembly + Testing By Lockheed Martin Completed
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is ready for its mission to the Moon. Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has completed assembly and testing of the Orion Artemis I spacecraft and has transferred possession […]
Intuitive Machines’ 2nd Mission To The Moon To Be Launched By SpaceX
There are currently five awarded Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) missions to the lunar surface that are scheduled to occur during the next three years. Intuitive Machines (IM) has two […]