More thruster tests for Starliner before return
NASA and Boeing will fire thrusters on the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft docked to the International Space Station this weekend in what may be a final test before approving the spacecraft’s delayed return to Earth.
Falcon 9 cleared to resume launches
SpaceX is ready to resume launches of its Falcon 9 rocket as soon as July 27 after completing an investigation into an upper stage anomaly two weeks earlier.
Morpheus expands production in new Dresden factory
SAN FRANCISCO – Morpheus Space is ramping up electric propulsion production in its new Dresden, Germany, factory. In the 1,260-square-meter factory, Morpheus will initially produce 100 GO-2 Field Emission Electric Propulsion-based propulsion systems per year. With additional personnel and equipment, Morpheus could produce 500 GO-2 units annually. Morpheus executives decided to expand production after hearing…
AST SpaceMobile ready to ship first commercial satellites for SpaceX launch
Update: SpaceX could resume Falcon 9 launches as soon as July 27 after getting the green light from the Federal Aviation Administration TAMPA, Fla. — AST SpaceMobile’s first five commercial direct-to-smartphone satellites are ready to be shipped to Cape Canaveral in a few weeks, the company said July 25 in anticipation of a return to service…
Sierra Space conducts second full-scale burst test of inflatable module
Sierra Space has completed a second full-scale burst test of an inflatable module that the company is developing for the Orbital Reef commercial space station and its own efforts.
Rocket engine startup Ursa Major adds 3D printing lab in Ohio
Ursa Major’s expansion in Ohio builds upon its existing Advanced Manufacturing Lab, established in 2021
New Frontier Aerospace tests rocket engine for point-to-point travel
A space transportation startup with visions of high-speed point-to-point travel has started tests of the engine that will power their vehicle.
Astranis fully funds Omega with $200 million fundraise
Astranis has raised $200 million to fully fund its Omega program up to the launch of the first next-generation broadband spacecraft in 2026, the geostationary satellite maker announced July 24.
SES providing “managed satcom” services to U.S. Army
The company received a $3.6 million contract for a pilot program
Star Catcher banks $12.25 million for orbital energy grid
Former Made In Space CEO Andrew Rush teamed up earlier this year with Michael Snyder, Made In Space co-founder and former chief engineer, and space investor Bryan Lyandvert to establish Star Catcher.
SaxaVord prepares for first orbital launch
A spaceport in the Shetland Islands expects to soon be ready to host the first vertical orbital launch from U.K. soil.
Orbital Insight wins NGA contract for maritime surveillance in Indo-Pacific region
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency awarded the company, recently acquired by Privateer, an agreement worth up to $2 million
European Space Agency to expand UK presence
The European Space Agency unveiled plans July 23 to expand its presence in the United Kingdom as the country announced 2.1 million pounds ($2.7 million) of funding for programs tackling space industry skills gaps.
SmallSat Alliance names new executive director
Retired U.S. Marine Angel Smith replaces Steve Nixon as head of the small satellite industry group
Astra completes deal to go private
Astra Space ended more than three years as a public company July 18 by completing a deal to take the company private at a tiny fraction of what it was once valued at.
Enhanced Dragon spacecraft to deorbit the ISS at the end of its life
SpaceX will develop a souped-up version of its Dragon spacecraft for NASA to handle the deorbiting of the International Space Station around the end of the decade.
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