Commercial Space
First Free Flight of SpaceX’s Starhopper Aborted After Engine Fire
SpaceX was forced to abort its first free flight test of the Starhopper yesterday (and again today) due to fires…
Starship Prototype Catches Fire After a Recent Test, But Appears Undamaged
Despite the fireball that engulfed the Starshopper this past week, both the vehicle and its Draco engine appear to be…
Virgin Orbit Tests its Satellite-Delivery Rocket for the First Time
Virgin Orbit achieved a milestone with a successful drop test of their LauncherOne rocket. Once complete, this system will deliver…
Virgin Galactic Sends Three People to the Edge of Space. Flights with Paying Customers Around the Corner Now
Virgin Galactic has reached another milestone in their fight test program. The VSS Unity spacecraft carried a third crew member…
Lunar Outpost Shows off their New Rover that will Crawl the Moon, Searching for Resources
Space technology company Lunar Outpost has unveiled their new Lunar Prospector rover that will explore the surface of the Moon…
Virgin Orbit Shows off its “Launcher One”, a Rocket Carried by an Airplane
The commercial space sector is about to get a little more crowded. SpaceX and Blue Origin have created headlines with…
Musk Says that SpaceX will use a Giant Party Balloon to Bring an Upper Stage Back. Wait, what?
Elon Musks hints in a tweet that SpaceX wants to use "giant party balloons" to retrieve upper stage rockets.
The Aurora Station Will be the First Luxury Hotel in Space
Aurora Station will be the first luxury hotel in space. The station will be open for business in 2022.
Finally! SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Does its Static Fire Test. Actual Flight Should Be “In A Week Or So”
We've been anticipating this for a long time: SpaceX's Falcon Heavy has completed its first Static Fire Test. Should launch…
Clandestine Zuma SpySat’s SpaceX Liftoff Postponed Indefinitely to Resolve Payload Fairing Issue
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Liftoff of the clandestine spy satellite codenamed ‘Zuma’ on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has…