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 […]
Testing
Resolve Optics invests in vibration shock testing equipment to qualify ruggedized optics
Resolve Optics has installed and commissioned a new vibration test center, adding to the suite of in-house, lens testing equipment the company is able to offer. Lenses used in harsh […]
Beyond Gravity + SpaceFounders join forces to support start-ups
SpaceFounders and Beyond Gravity have combined their expertise to support young, innovative start-ups. Both organizations have decided to cooperate in their start-up programs in the future. This concerns both the […]
Stratolaunch expands their fleet with Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing 747
Stratolaunch, LLC (“Stratolaunch”) has received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to acquire Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing 747 and its related parts and equipment, marking […]
Stratolaunch successfully completes vehicle separation test of Talon-A Vehicle
Stratolaunch LLC has successfully completed a separation release test of the Talon-A separation test vehicle, TA-0 — this flight was the 11th for the company’s launch platform, Roc, and the […]
Rocket Lab’s major step involves reuse of Electron by launching pre-flown engine
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a launch and space systems company, is taking the next major step in evolving the Electron launch vehicle into a reusable rocket by launching […]
Astrolab’s FLEX Rover to be launched on an upcoming SpaceX mission to the moon
Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) recently reached an agreement with SpaceX for the company to transport their Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover on an upcoming mission to the Moon — […]
A 1st for sustained microgravity research + testing on Earth by Gravitlab Aerospace Services
Gravitilab Aerospace Services Ltd. has announced a world first for microgravity research and testing. At their UAV testing site at Predannack airfield, Cornwall, UK, the company successfully engineered the first […]
Rocket Factory Augsburg and SaxaVord Spaceport plan first launch
Launch service provider Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) and SaxaVord Spaceport have today announced their launch operations partnership. RFA will have exclusive access to Launch Pad Fredo for orbital launches, […]
Exolaunch to deploy Unseenlabs’ BRO-8 smallsat into orbit
Unseenlabs has signed a launch services agreement (LSA) with Exolaunch to deploy their BRO-8 smallsat on SpaceX’s Transporter-6 rideshare mission, which is to launch no earlier than (NET) January of […]