China’s Space Pioneer reaches orbit with liquid propellant rocket Original Publication Date: 2023-04-03 09:11 Space Pioneer has become the first Chinese private launch firm to achieve orbit with a liquid propellant rocket. The rocket used coal-derived kerosene instead of the fuel refined from ...

Satellite executives spar over direct-to-device evolution Original Publication Date: 2023-03-14 02:12 Executives are divided over how quickly this market could grow. Regulatory challenges, potential spectrum interference, customer demand are big question marks. Iridium recently announced a ...

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 ...

Artemis 1 passes flight readiness review Original Publication Date: 2022-08-23 10:53 NASA says flight readiness review confirms plans for a launch of the Artemis 1 mission. The uncrewed test of NASA’s Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft moved a step closer to launch. A launch on Aug. 29 ...

Astra launch of NASA TROPICS cubesats fails Original Publication Date: 2022-06-12 19:02:19+00:00 Astra's Rocket 3.3 vehicle, designated LV0010, lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 1:43 p.m. Eastern. The launch was the first of three for NASA's Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure ...