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Bolden, Bridenstine Share Their Views on Artemis
Two former NASA administrators are weighing in on the Artemis program and whether the U.S. will get back to the Moon before Chinese taikonauts arrive. Charlie Bolden and his successor […]
Blue Origin completes New Glenn static fire test, preparing for NASA’s EscaPADE mission launch
Blue Origin lit up a pocket of Florida's Space Coast Thursday night when it hot fired its New Glenn rocket for an engine test lasting roughly 40 seconds in duration.
SpaceX defends Starship lunar lander as it works on ‘simplified’ approach
SpaceX says it is developing a “simplified” lunar landing mission architecture while defending the progress it has made on its Starship lander for Artemis. The post SpaceX defends Starship lunar lander as it works on ‘simplified’ approach appeared first ...
China’s StarDetect raises Series A funding to expand on-orbit computing and space domain awareness services
Chinese commercial firm StarDetect has raised early funding as it seeks to establish itself as a provider of space domain awareness and satellite computing solutions. The post China’s StarDetect raises Series A funding to expand on-orbit computing and sp...
Interest rate cut further fuels space investor optimism amid talk of returning SPACs
Growing space investor optimism got another lift Oct. 29 after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point for the second time this year, making borrowing cheaper for a capital-intensive industry already buoyed by rising defense invest...
EnduroSat raises $104 million to scale production of larger small satellites
Bulgaria’s EnduroSat announced another $104 million in venture capital funding Oct. 30 to scale up its small satellite manufacturing capacity. The post EnduroSat raises $104 million to scale production of larger small satellites appeared first on SpaceNe...
Golden Dome hype meets information vacuum as industry awaits Pentagon direction
With the government shutdown dragging on and architectural details still under wraps, defense contractors find themselves in the position of building capabilities for a system that hasn’t been defined The post Golden Dome hype meets information vacuum as...
SpaceX ramps up Starship preparations at Florida’s Roberts Road
SpaceX is making significant strides in developing its Starship infrastructure at the Roberts Road facilities.… The post SpaceX ramps up Starship preparations at Florida’s Roberts Road appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
Pentagon turns to ‘government-owned, commercially-operated’ satellites amid conflict risks
The move toward so-called GOCO (government-owned, commercially-operated) arrangements has been shaped by developments such as Russia declaring that Western commercial satellites could be legitimate military targets. The post Pentagon turns to ‘government...
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