Commercial Space
Trump Signs an Executive Order Allowing Mining the Moon and Asteroids
The Trump administration just signed an executive order that has given the green light to asteroid and lunar mining and…
Want to Buy Flights on Starship? Here’s the New SpaceX Payload User’s Guide, no Prices, Unfortunately
The development of the Starship - SpaceX's super-heavy launch system that will take cargo and crews to orbit, the Moon,…
Here Comes the Next Satellite Constellation. OneWeb Launches 34 Satellites on Thursday
SpaceX has been garnering all the headlines when it comes to satellite constellations. Their Starlink system will eventually have thousands…
NASA is Going to Add a Commercial Module to the Space Station
NASA's plan to open up the International Space Station (ISS) to commercial activity is gaining ground. They have a vision…
New Project Headed by Apollo’s Charlie Duke to Send Messages to Space
When astronaut Charlie Duke walked on the Moon in April of 1972 during the Apollo 16 mission, he brought along…
Using Balloons to Launch Rockets
LEO Aerospace is developing a "Rockoon" system that will provide commercial launch services for microsatellites, as well as a platforms…
SpaceX is Sure They’ll be Able to Land Starship on the Moon in 2022
As the president of SpaceX said at the 2019 IAC, the company hopes to conduct missions to the Moon by…
SpaceX Starship Hopper Prototype Makes its Highest Hop Test So Far!
SpaceX just completed the second hop test of their Starship Hopper prototype, bringing the company one step closer to full-scale…
Astrobotic is Going to Use a Vulcan Rocket For its Lunar Lander in 2021
The commercial delivery company Astriobiotic will be working with the ULA to send payloads to the Moon for NASA beginning…
Rocket Lab is Going to try to Re-use its First Stage Booster, Catching it in Mid-air With a Helicopter
CEO Peter Beck of Rocket Lab recently announced that his company will begin retrieving the first stage of its Electron…