Varda flies navigation payload, heat shield tests on sixth reentry mission
Rhea Space, Sandia and NASA hardware to gather data during high-speed descent The post Varda flies navigation payload, heat shield tests on…
China’s Kinetica-2 rocket debuts successfully, sending prototype cargo spacecraft to orbit
Chinese firm CAS Space successfully reached orbit with the first launch of its Kinetica-2 launch vehicle Monday, with a prototype cargo…
ESA launches first Celeste satellites to test complementary LEO navigation layer
MILAN — The European Space Agency has launched the first two satellites of the Celeste in-orbit demonstration mission from New Zealand aboard…
SpaceX launches Transporter-16 rideshare mission
SpaceX launched the latest in its series of dedicated rideshare missions March 30, delivering more than 100 payloads to sun-synchronous orbit.…
The race to build orbital data centers is missing its biggest variable: power
Here’s the version of the orbital data center story you keep reading: Elon Musk says space will be the cheapest place to run AI within 36…
Pentagon weighing termination of Raytheon GPS ground control contract after years of delays
Space Force considers shifting to upgraded legacy ground system The post Pentagon weighing termination of Raytheon GPS ground control contract…
With Voyager’s help, Icarus Robotics to test free-flyer on ISS
SAN FRANCISCO – Voyager Technologies announced plans March 30 to help Icarus Robotics test a free-flying platform, called Joyride, on the…
Farthest, fastest and most diverse: 6 major records the…
After repeated delays, NASA is finally ready to launch its much-anticipated Artemis II mission, which will send humans back to the moon for…
Starcloud achieves unicorn status with $170 million raise for orbital data centers
Starcloud has raised $170 million to accelerate development of its next-generation spacecraft, reaching a $1.1 billion valuation as it awaits…
Science finds a place on Artemis 2
While the Artemis 2 mission is primarily a test flight, the four astronauts on board will conduct some science during the nearly 10-day…