SpaceX’s Most Ambitious Crew Mission Yet Takes Off Overnight
The five-day mission will be the most technically challenging private crewed mission in space, and the first time SpaceX employees have flown to orbit on their own vehicle.
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A Reusable Rocket Plane Will Practice Peeking at VLEO Sats
Dawn Aerospace, a New Zealand space transportation company, will fly sensors for US firm Scout Space.
AstroForge Raised $40M To Race For An Asteroid
“We’re going to mine asteroids or go f*****g bankrupt.”
Starpath Raises $12M For Lunar Ice Mining
The business plan is simple: Sell large quantities of LOX propellant to companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Lockheed Finally Buys Terran Orbital
A transaction became inevitable on Monday when Terran reported substantial doubt about its ability to remain afloat.
Hungry Redwire Scarfs Sat Builder To Win DoD Biz
This is the tenth acquisition for the conglomerate built by private equity fund AE Industrial Partners.
Exolaunch Replaces CEO-Founder With CTO Robert Sproles
Dmitriy Sternharz, the CEO and founder of the German satellite integrator, is stepping back from a day-to-day role.
SpaceX Back Up To Its Neck in Discharged Wastewater
Texas and federal officials have reportedly found that SpaceX violated environmental regulations.
NASA: Can Anybody Use A High-End Lunar Rover?
The agency canceled the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) last month to save $80M.
NASA and Boeing Debate Starliner While Dragon Stands By
“Reasonable people could have different views on which path we should take.”
Impulse Is Hunting for GEO Rideshare Customers
“We’re going to go to market and try and understand: can we aggregate enough demand to make this work?”
Japanese Rocket-Maker Nets 3.1B Yen ($21M) Series E
Interstellar Technologies models itself on vertically-integrated launch vehicle and spacecraft manufacturers like SpaceX or Rocket Lab.