Astra completes deal to go private Original Publication Date: 2024-07-19 08:32 Astra Space has completed a deal to take the company private at 50 cents per share. The agreement ends Astra’s time as a publicly traded company a little more than three years. Astra went public through a merger with ...

SpaceX readies Falcon 9 for Wednesday launch of 22 Starlink smallsats – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2023-08-15 00:00 SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, August 16 at 8:14 p.m. ET (00:14 UTC on August 17) for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. This is the 13th ...

NASA Psyche mission back on track for October launch Original Publication Date: 2023-06-06 08:00 NASA's Psyche asteroid mission is back on track for a launch this October. Software problems, exacerbated by institutional issues at JPL, delayed its launch last year. The project is now “nearly ...

NASA safety panel skeptical of Starliner readiness for crewed flight Original Publication Date: 2023-05-26 01:03 NASA safety panel chair urges agency not to rush into crewed test flight. Patricia Sanders: "There remains a long line of NASA processes still ahead" She says NASA should bring in an ...

China’s mystery reusable spaceplane lands after 276 days in orbit Original Publication Date: 2023-05-08 07:30 China state media and the spacecraft’s maker announced the spacecraft had landed late May 8 Beijing time. The apparently successful mission was stated to be an important breakthrough in ...

Orion splashes down to end Artemis 1 Original Publication Date: 2022-12-11 17:50 Orion spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Baja California at 12:40 p.m. Eastern Dec. 11. The splashdown took place near recovery forces led by the USS Portland. “This has been an extraordinarily successful ...

NDAA compromise bill wants more focus on satellite protection, responsive launch Original Publication Date: 2022-12-07 21:17 Compromise version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act released. It directs DoD to figure out a strategy to protect military satellites from threats in orbit. ...

NASA declares SLS tanking test a success Original Publication Date: 2022-09-22 03:41 NASA says it completed all the objectives of a Space Launch System tanking test. Test was designed to confirm that changes would prevent hydrogen leaks seen in previous launch attempt. Early in the test, ...

Virgin Galactic selects Aurora Flight Sciences to build new motherships Original Publication Date: 2022-07-06 20:05 Virgin Galactic says it has signed an agreement with a Boeing subsidiary. Aurora Flight Sciences will build two carrier aircraft, or motherships. The planes will be used as launch ...