Missile production push runs into solid rocket motor bottleneck
WASHINGTON — U.S. production of solid rocket motors is rising, but not fast enough to meet the Pentagon’s missile-defense program demands,…
Revised Artemis lunar lander plans take shape
HOUSTON — NASA has provided more details about the revised approaches that Blue Origin and SpaceX are taking to accelerate work on Artemis…
NASA’s experimental X-59 jet breaks sound barrier for 1…
NASA‘s X-59, an experimental supersonic aircraft developed in partnership with Lockheed Martin, has broken the sound barrier for the…
Avanti trims GEO exposure with Hylas-3 sale
TAMPA, Fla. — Avanti Communications is moving to close a chapter on the debt-fueled geostationary expansion that once defined the British…
SpaceX shares rise nearly 20% in historic IPO
WASHINGTON — SpaceX shares rose on the first day of trading as the company went public in a milestone event for both the company and the…
Astronomers fear orbital data centers will interfere with observations
WASHINGTON — As SpaceX gears up to start launching orbital data center spacecraft as soon as next year, astronomers warn those satellites…
H3 successfully returns to flight
WASHINGTON — Japan’s H3 rocket launched June 11 on its first flight since a failure in December, placing six smallsats in orbit. The H3 lifted…
World Cup Fever in Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Mexico, was quite a different place when it last hosted World Cup games 40 years ago. The city welcomed matches in June 1986 and…









