Commercial Space
Alan Shepard’s Daughter Will be Flying on the Next New Shepard Flight
For the 19th mission of the New Shepard rocket, Blue Origin has offered a seat to Alan Shepard's eldest daughter…
NASA Plans to Retire the Space Station in 2030 and Replace it with Commercially Owned “Destinations” in Low Earth Orbit
While it may seem like the International Space Station is just now fully hitting its stride as far as scientific…
SpinLaunch Hurls a Test Vehicle Kilometers Into the air. Eventually, it’ll Throw Them Almost all the way to Orbit
The commercial space company SpinLaunch just conducted its first successful launch test from their facility at Spaceport America.
“Mechazilla” is Getting its Arms. Now it can Catch Starships!
The "Mechazilla" Launch Tower at SpaceX's Boca Chica Launch Facility in south Texas just got a pair of "chopstick" arms!
William Shatner Completes his Trip to Space With Blue Origin
William Shatner and the crew of the Blue Origin NS-18 mission made it back to Earth safe and sound!
IBM Space Tech Wants to “Democratize Space” with ENDURANCE.
IBM Space Tech is launching Endurance, CubeSat mission that children from all over the world will be able to use…
There’s Now a Gas Station… In Space!
A new startup has created the world's first gas station in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), which will extend the lives…
What’s Next for Blue Origin After Today’s Successful Flight?
At a post-flight press conference, Jeff Bezos made several announcements and spoke about the next steps Blue Origin will take.
Blue Origin Successfully Launches the Oldest and Youngest Person to Ever go to Space (oh, and Jeff Bezos too)
On the anniversary of the first Moon landing, Blue Origin became the second commercial space company in just nine days…
According to Elon, Starship Could Chomp up Space Junk
Elon Musk recently suggested that the Starship could be configured to "chomp up" orbital debris.