Biden Considers Taxes on Commercial Launchers
As the pace of space launch picks up, the Biden administration is reportedly looking at requiring space companies to pay taxes to help pay for the system that keeps their rockets safe.
Launch
Stories about the companies building a ride to space.
The State of Launch
The state of the space launch industry is about much more than just rockets.
Delta IV Heavy Bids Farewell
ULA’s Delta IV Heavy rocket is preparing to hang up its engines after two decades of spaceflight.
Transporter-10 Launches 53 Satellites
It’s a bird, it’s a plane…it’s a Falcon 9, careening off to orbit laden with payloads from far and wide.
FAA Space Chief Talks Mission Authorization, Part 450, Starship
The clock is ticking to get a legislative fix for mission authorization approved, according to Kelvin Coleman, the FAA’s associate administrator for commercial space transportation.
FAA Announces New Committee To Evaluate Launch Regs
The FAA is establishing a new committee to improve its launch licensing requirements after industry officials complained that the agency’s 2021 update made life more difficult.
Japan’s H3 Rocket Reaches Orbit on its Second Flight
The second launch is the charm for Japan’s next-gen heavy-lift H3 rocket.
IM-1 Lunar Lander is Set to Launch Wednesday Morning
SpaceX is slated to launch the Intuitive Machines Nova-C lunar lander aboard Falcon 9 early Valentine’s Day morning as it attempts to become the first commercial spacecraft to soft-land on the lunar surface and the first US vehicle to accomplish the feat since Apollo 17 in 1972.
Clean Up In NSSL’s Lane 1
The US military’s scheme to diversify its stable of rocketmakers is running into a problem: None of them is likely to fly their rockets on time.
Starship Will Launch Starlab’s Commercial Space Station
Starlab Space, a joint venture between Airbus and Voyager Space, chose SpaceX’s Starship to launch a commercial station.
Firefly Aerospace Tapped to Compete for US Spy Sat Launches
Small launcher Firefly joined a small club on Thursday, when the NRO approved the startup’s Alpha rocket to compete for launch spy satellites under the ten-year, $700M Streamlined Launch Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract (SLIC).
Will 2024 Finally Bring A Bunch of New Rockets?
This year we could see the debut of as many as 15 new vehicles, which could change the fundamentals of space business.