Tag: Space industry
Pentagon awards satellite contracts: L3Harris, Lockheed, Sierra Space
Lockheed Martin's Tranche 0 Transport Layer satellites are seen in one of the company's processing facilities.Lockheed MartinThe Pentagon on Tuesday a [...]
Space company Momentus MNTS running out of money
An artist's rendering of a Momentus Vigoride transfer vehicle deploying a satellite in orbit.MomentusSpace company Momentus warned shareholders in a s [...]
SpaceX, T-Mobile send first texts via Starlink satellites
SpaceX founder Elon Musk and T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert on stage during a T-Mobile and SpaceX joint event in Boca Chica Beach, Texas, on Aug. 25, 2022. [...]
NASA delays crewed Artemis moon missions
The crew members of the Artemis 2 mission of the U.S. space agency NASA, left to right, Reid Wiseman Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, [...]
Astrobotic’s Peregrine moon mission for NASA falls short
Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander is seen during preparations for launch near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.United Launch AlliancePittsburg [...]
ULA Vulcan rocket launches as newest challenger to SpaceX
The brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41d at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape C [...]
SpaceX rockets set new launch record in 2023
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Oct. 13, 2023.Chandan [...]
Amazon to connect Kuiper internet satellites with laser links
A visualization of laser links connecting Kuiper satellites in orbit around the Earth.AmazonAmazon will include a key speed-boosting technology in its [...]
SpaceX value climbs to $180 billion, higher than Boeing, Verizon
SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is launched from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed t [...]
Blue Origin aims to launch New Shepard rocket Dec. 18
A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket lifts off with a crew of six from Launch Site One in West Texas on Dec. 11, 2021.Joe Skipper | ReutersThe moment of t [...]
SpaceX plans NASA refueling demonstration for next Starship launch
SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is prepared for launch from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on an [...]
Amazon buys SpaceX rocket launches for Kuiper satellite internet project
A Falcon 9 rocket launches a Starlink mission on January 31, 2023 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.SpaceXAmazon bought three rocket laun [...]
SpaceX Starship rocket goes for second launch attempt
SpaceX launched its second Starship rocket flight on Saturday, with Elon Musk's company pushing development of the mammoth vehicle past new milestones [...]
Sierra Space lays off hundreds in push toward Dream Chaser launch
A rendering on a Dream Chaser spaceplane in orbit.Sierra SpaceSierra Space, one of the sector's most valuable private companies, laid off several hund [...]
Amazon Kuiper internet satellites fully successful in testing
A Project Kuiper engineer conducts network testing as prototype satellites pass over McAllen, Texas.AmazonA little over a month after launch, Amazon o [...]