Commercial Space
Reusable Rockets Could Fly Back to Their Launch Sites With Wings
A study supported by the French Space Agency describes a "reusability kit" that will make any first stage booster retrievable.
ULA Test Fires its New Vulcan Rocket
The United Launch Alliance took a major step with the first successful test firing of the Vulcan first stage.
A New Launch Complex Opens Up in the Ocean
The Spaceport Company successfully tested its prototype mobile sea platform, launching multiple rockets from the Gulf of Mexico
The Private Axiom-2 Mission is Almost Ready to Fly to the International Space Station
SpaceX’s second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Axiom-2 aka Ax-2, which is sponsored Axiom Space, received…
NASA Wants New Ideas for Launching Lunar Payloads and Unlocking Climate Science!
The NASA Entrepreneur Challenge is seeking new ideas for delivering lunar payloads and advancing climate science.
What Would Asteroid Mining do to the World's Economy?
A new study by a team of Chinese researchers examines the impact asteroid mining with have on global equity.
A Year After a Failed Launch, Firefly Reaches Orbit and Deploys Satellites
Edited on 10/6/22 to add new information from Seradata. Commercial space company Firefly Aerospace successfully launched its Alpha rocket for…
Space Tourists Have Booked Their Next Private Mission to the International Space Station
In April of this year, the first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station was successfully conducted when Axiom…
Starship Could be Ready for an Orbital Flight in May
According to Elon Musk's latest updates, the Starship could be ready to fly with the new Raptor engines by May
Rocket Lab Shows off its new Reusable Neutron Rocket, due for Launch in 2024
Rocket Lab just showed the updated design of their Neutron rocket, which features a never-before-seen Hungry Hippo fairing!