Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Owned and operated by Firefly Aerospace, the lander, known as Blue Ghost, is aiming for a gentle touchdown in Mare Crisium.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
The Pioneer spacecraft integrates with Varda’s W-Series reentry capsule, which brings back goods made in space.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Access to the Aegis-owned-and-operated TAMU-SPIRIT will be limited to students, faculty and other researchers within the Texas A&M University System.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The company instead pivoted to use aluminum for its Haven-1 commercial space station, it said on Feb. 6.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
The Phoenix 1 capsule is set to be part of the Bandwagon-3 rideshare mission due sometime after March.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The asteroid mining startup is to launch Odin mounted underneath Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 lunar lander mission.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
The flagship product of the collaboration is Site3D, a 3D point cloud map of the Earth’s surface.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The M-class has a payload capacity of 1,000 kg (2,200 lb.) and 8 kW of peak power, York announced Jan. 29.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
The Torrance, California-based company specializes in robotic arms for in-space servicing and lunar rovers.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
The startup says its fuel tanks can store cryogenic fuels such as liquid oxygen, methane, and liquid hydrogen in space for multiple years.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The effort is intended to reduce risk and cost as well as protect property rights, encourage interoperability and mitigate harmful interference.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Rocket Lab is to carry the satellites on a dedicated Electron launch within four months.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The third stage was lost about 3 sec. after ignition, triggering the rocket's self-destruct mechanism.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The company, which specializes in on-orbit servicing, said the latest effort will draw on its Rendezvous and Proximity Operations technology.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Led by France’s Tikehau Capital, the late-stage funding round was also joined by a trio of other venture capital (VC) firms.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Funds are also to be used to accelerate the development of Nova, as well as enhancements to private testing and manufacturing facilities, the company said.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Starlab Space is a U.S.-based joint venture between Airbus and Voyager Space, a Denver-based space station, robotics and satellite development startup.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Septentrio, headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, specializes in high-precision GNSS receivers featuring anti-jamming and anti-spoofing technology.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
The contract with D-Orbit includes two launch opportunities and operations, in June and October, on D-Orbit’s Ion spacecraft.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The decrease in funding for the subcontinent’s space startups appears to be part of a natural investment cycle rather than a sign of waning investor interest in the sector.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The investment is part of a larger strategic capital and business alliance with Toyota aimed at the “mass production of rockets.”
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
As part of the agreement, AST SpaceMobile will provide Ligado Networks with $113 million of AST SpaceMobile warrants and usage rights payments.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
“The root cause was identified as a software issue within the ground segment,” Eutelsat said on Jan. 2.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The company, owned by Jeff Bezos, has not released a launch date for its first New Glenn mission.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The rocket, also known as Kinetica-1, took off Dec. 27 at around 9:03 a.m. Beijing time.
Satellites