Space companies face difficult investment environment Original Publication Date: 2022-10-11 12:10 Rising interest rates are making it more difficult for space startups to raise money. Some companies are turning to special purpose acquisition corporations, or SPACs. Astra, a space launch company ...

Firefly says Alpha launch a success despite payload reentries Original Publication Date: 2022-10-10 11:26 Firefly Aerospace says its Alpha launch early this month was a success. But its payloads, placed in a lower orbit than planned, reentered within several days. That’s led to speculation that ...

Firefly says Alpha launch a success despite payload reentries Original Publication Date: 2022-10-10 11:26 Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket lifted off Oct. 1 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on the second flight of the vehicle. The launch carried three satellite payloads: a 3U ...

NASA pushes back Artemis 1 launch to November Original Publication Date: 2022-10-03 00:43 NASA won't try to launch the Space Launch System until at least the middle of November. Agency cites the impacts from Hurricane Ian on Kennedy Space Center facilities. No evidence of damage to the SLS or ...

NASA and SpaceX to study possible private Hubble servicing mission Original Publication Date: 2022-09-30 12:30 NASA, SpaceX to study concept to send Crew Dragon spacecraft to Hubble. Mission would raise Hubble’s orbit back to where it was when it was deployed. SpaceX has extensive experience ...

NASA to assess SLS work and next launch opportunities after rollback Original Publication Date: 2022-09-28 00:49 NASA is studying what work to do on the rocket to prepare for a next launch attempt. SLS and Orion spacecraft arrived back in the VAB at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Sept. 27. The agency is now ...

DART collides with asteroid in planetary defense test Original Publication Date: 2022-09-26 23:59 NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft hit Dimorphos. The asteroid is about 160 meters across orbiting the larger asteroid Didymos. DART launched last November as NASA’s first ...

SLS to roll back to VAB as hurricane approaches Florida Original Publication Date: 2022-09-26 15:29 NASA will move the Space Launch System rocket from its launch pad back to the VAB. The move is a precaution given the approach of what is now Hurricane Ian to Florida. The rollback is scheduled ...

NASA postpones Artemis 1 launch because of tropical storm Original Publication Date: 2022-09-24 16:05 NASA won't proceed with the next launch opportunity for the Artemis 1 mission. It cited the threat posed by Tropical Storm Ian, currently in the Caribbean Sea. NASA deferred a decision on ...

NASA postpones Artemis 1 launch because of tropical storm Original Publication Date: 2022-09-24 16:05 NASA won't proceed with the next launch opportunity for the Artemis 1 mission. It cited the threat posed by Tropical Storm Ian, currently in the Caribbean Sea. NASA deferred a decision on ...