Private investment in space continues to be battered by larger macro-economic trends, like high interest rates and inflation, but not all sectors of the space industry are affected equally, a […]
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Back to news homeStarlink isn’t a charity, but the Ukraine war isn’t a business opportunity
What appeared earlier this year to be a selfless act of technotopianism, the widespread deployment of Starlink terminals in Ukraine, has soured as SpaceX and governments disagree on who ultimately […]
SpaceX notches eighth human spaceflight mission with Crew-5
SpaceX successfully launched another batch of astronauts to the International Space Station Wednesday, part of an ongoing astronaut transportation contract with NASA. Like the company’s seven other human spaceflight missions, […]
Astra will no longer launch NASA’s TROPICS satellites
Rocket launch company Astra will no longer send the remaining NASA TROPICS payloads to space, but instead will launch other “comparable” scientific missions for the agency, the company announced Wednesday. […]
Max Q: Icy
Hello and welcome back to Max Q. This past week, thousands of people traveled to Paris for the International Astronautical Congress 2022, one of the world’s largest space conferences. Alas, […]
Rocket Lab expands US presence with engine testing, launch facilities
Rocket Lab is a U.S.-based company, but until now the bulk of its activities have been conducted in New Zealand. While the company has been public about its plans to […]
Max Q: Propulsive!
Hello and welcome back to Max Q. In this issue: Morpheus Space’s big raise Starlink comes to… Antarctica! News from Firefly Aerospace, Spire and more By the way…We are less […]
Intuitive Machines to go public in SPAC deal
Intuitive Machines is going public. The company, which is developing lunar landers and other tech to enable exploration of the moon, said Friday it would list on the NASDAQ after […]
Rocket Lab celebrates 30th launch and 150th satellite sent to orbit
Today’s launch by Rocket Lab, “The Owl Spreads Its Wings,” was as unremarkable as a rocket going to orbit can be, but it also marked a few milestones for the […]
Astrobotic expands with acquisition of Masten Space Systems
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic has acquired Masten Space Systems after the latter company filed for bankruptcy protection at the end of July. The acquisition comes following a successful $4.5 million bid for […]