Tag: Space exploration
U.S. to end anti-satellite ASAT testing; calls for global agreement
A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) launches from the U.S. Navy's USS Lake Erie at a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite on Feb. 20, 2008 [...]
SpaceX application to expand Starship Texas facility withdrawn by USACE
Starship prototype 20 stacked on top of Super Heavy booster 4 at the company's facility in Boca Chica, Texas.SpaceXThe US Army Corps of Engineers has [...]
Astra stock ASTR swings: LV0009 rocket reaches orbit
A view from onboard the upper stage of rocket LV0009 during the company's livestream on March 15, 2022.Astra / NASASpaceflightRocket builder Astra ret [...]
Rocket builder Astra reaches orbit for the first time
Rocket LV0007 lifts off during the company's first successful orbital launch from Kodiak, Alaska on November 20, 2021.Astra / NASASpaceflightAstra [...]
Look inside Firefly Space as rocket builder prepares for second launch
Space company Firefly is preparing for the second orbital launch attempt of its Alpha rocket, as the venture looks to build out the foundation of i [...]
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin redacted lunar lander lawsuit vs NASA-SpaceX deal
The facade of Blue Origin's new rocket engine factory in Huntsville, Alabama.CNBC | Michael SheetzThe U.S. Federal Court of Claims on Wednesday rel [...]
Area firm Firefly Alpha rocket explodes above California
Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket accelerates away from SLC-2 at Vandenberg Area Power Base on September 2, 2021.Andrew Evers | CNBCArea firm Firefl [...]