Launch

Spaceflight Industries, Inc. has finalized sale of its rideshare business, Spaceflight, Inc., to Mitsui & Co., in partnership with Yamasa Co., the company announced Friday. The sale, which was first announced in February, follows the completion of the review process by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). The review was completed...

Growing up, my favorite part of visiting Disneyland was climbing aboard the rocket-shaped roller coaster cart of Space Mountain and dreaming of one day visiting space. As the recent Crew Dragon Demo-2 launch marked the first crewed spaceflight for SpaceX, the future of commercial space tourism has never looked better. SpaceX’s launch kicks off a...

York Space Systems is a subcontractor for LatConnect 60, and will manufacture its unique spacecraft platform for LatConnect 60’s small satellite constellation in development that will provide Earth Observation (EO) to the Australian government and commercial clients. York Space Systems also said in a Tuesday announcement that it will provide LatConnect 60 with full mission...

Momentus, which provides in-space transportation services for satellites, will fly an OrbAstro 3U satellite to Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) onboard the SpaceX dedicated rideshare mission in 2021, the companies announced Thursday.  OrbAstro is a company based in the United Kingdom that is focused on developing hardware and software to enable tiny satellites to operate in large...

  SpaceX launched an additional 60 Starlink satellites late Wednesday, marking more than 480 satellites launched for the company’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. A Falcon 9 booster launched the satellites at 9:25 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The 60 satellites deployed about 15 minutes...

It took two attempts, but SpaceX has made history as the first privately owned company ever to launch human beings into space. On Saturday afternoon at approximately 3:22 p.m. EST, SpaceX sent NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Crew Dragon capsule that was mounted on a...

SpaceX has received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for suborbital flight tests of its Starship rocket prototype from the test site in Boca Chica, Texas.  The approval, issued and effective May 28, is good for two years. It comes with the requirement to identify and report any anomaly to the FAA occurring on...

Rocket Lab has set a new launch window starting June 11 for its 12th Electron launch, dubbed “Don’t Stop Me Now,” which was postponed from March due to COVID-19 restrictions. The mission, which will take off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Māhia Peninsula, was originally set for March 27. Rocket Lab paused preparations...

This week’s Thursday Morning Conversation takes us to Los Angeles where we catch up with Relativity Space CEO and Co-Founder Tim Ellis, who talks about everything from the niche German drama “Dark,” his love of the DJ, Bassnectar, to his latest purchases of HiFi equipment. We chatted about some satellite and launch stuff, too. Via...

SpaceX and NASA will have to wait a few more days to make history, as unfavorable weather conditions prevented the Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station (ISS) from its scheduled liftoff on Wednesday afternoon. The call was made a little less than 17 minutes from launch. A tornado warning was issued for the...