Posts Tagged ‘commercial space’
SpaceX and FAA launch probe into second straight Starship failure
SpaceX celebrated the success of its Starship Super Heavy booster on Friday morning while engineers worked to determine why its Starship upper stage spacecraft lost several engines before it spun out of control and broke up.
Read MoreCountdown starts for Australia’s first homegrown launch vehicle
Australia’s first space launch vehicle could liftoff as soon as March 15. The Gilmour Eris is part of a global field of two dozen new rockets that could fly in 2025.
Read MoreLaunch records topple in 2024 with busiest January of space age
Averaging a liftoff every 33 hours and 49 minutes, January’s 22 successful launches to space marked the busiest start to a year since the Space Age dawned in 1957, and put the globe on track for 259 launches in 2024, which would easily eclipse records set in 2023, according to a Space Foundation database.
Read MorePentagon pivots with big bet on commercial LEO satellites
The Pentagon placed a big bet on commercial space services when it issued its first open-ended contracts worth as much as $900 million to 16 companies offering communications and remote sensing services from low-Earth orbit.
Read MoreIn 22nd Launch of 2023, China lofts national record of 26 satellites to orbit
China on June 7 lofted a national record of 26 satellites to orbit in a single launch atop its Lijian-1 launch vehicle, a solid-fueled rocket developed for commercial use by the Chinese Academy of Science.
Read MoreNovember Space Council Meetings Could Shape Commercial Regulations
The National Space Council asked for comment on new commercial space systems and how the commercial space sector could be regulated during a pair of online meetings set for November. The council wants input from industry and the public. The move is part of a Biden Administration push to deal with issues including crowded orbits and the safety of space tourists.
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