Starliner Deorbit Slips Again As NASA Launches Full Review
The extended stay merited an “agency-level” review of Starliner’s departure “to document the agency’s formal acceptance of proceeding as planned.”
Tim Fernholz
Nifty Fifty: How Rocket Lab’s Electron Set A New Speed Record
“We were not the preordained winner of the small launch race.”
Don’t Forget To File Your TPS Reports
“These commercial companies—they frequently want to minimize the refurbishment between flights, they want to minimize the inspection time—they really want aircraft-like operation.”
Prompting NASA’s New AI Chief, David Salvagnini
“Everyone will, in some way, have their workday augmented using some type of an AI technology.”
The US Wants to CHIP In On Rocket Lab’s Solar Cell Factory
Rocket Lab is one of three major players in the Western market that builds space-grade solar panels, and the investment will grow production 50% in the next three years.
Can Space Start-Ups Really Wait A Year For Satellite Approval?
Since many start-ups are, by their nature, proposing novel technology that regulators haven’t encountered before, the scrutiny only increases.
Scout Space Taps ABL for Tech Demo Launch
Scout needs to get its Owl optical imaging system on orbit to prove it is the right product for information-hungry national security agencies.
Boeing Starliner, Safe At Station, Sprung A Few More Helium Leaks
Even with the leak, there should be enough helium left to allow Starliner to undock and deorbit.
SDA’s Not Done Hiring Start-Ups
Satellite builders that haven’t done work for the DOD in the last year can qualify to participate in the HALO, or Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO, program.
A Dear John for dearMoon
Yusaku Maezawa has given up on his plan to orbit the Moon with a crew of creatives in SpaceX’s Starship.
Ursa Fired its Draper Engine In Under A Year
“It starts to feel more like an aircraft engine development than a rocket engine development.”
Starlab Adds New Partner, Cargo Flights To Its Space Station Plan
MDA’s space robotics capabilities could help set the new station apart from competitors.