Launch

In order to have meaningful access to space to meet the demand for launch services, the world needs more spaceports and launch centers. British and European launch services could also […]

Momentus reported late Monday that it was able to deploy two  customer satellites from its Vigoride demonstration orbital transfer vehicle (OTV), which experienced several anomalies after its launch. The U.S. […]

SpaceX will launch AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 test satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida during the week of August 15, according to an AST SpaceMobile statement posted Monday. BlueWalker 3, which […]

SpaceX launched Nilesat 301 on Wednesday evening, a Geostationary (GEO) communications satellite for Egyptian operator Nilesat. A Falcon 9 rocket took off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) placed an order for Northrop Grumman’s Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM) motors worth more than $2 billion to support launches for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation.  The award, […]

As satellites become more diverse in size and mission requirements, the launch industry is evolving to tailor custom solutions between dedicated missions, rideshare, and new launch vehicles in development.  Rocket […]

Colorado-based Ursa Major is developing its reusable Arroway 200,000-pound thrust liquid oxygen and methane staged combustion engine for military and commercial use. The development comes as the Department of the Air Force […]

Space Systems Command ordered five launches from United Launch Alliance (ULA) and three launches from SpaceX for national security missions on May 26.  ULA was awarded five missions using the […]

SpaceX launched 59 spacecraft to orbit in a rideshare mission on Wednesday. The Transporter-5 mission was the fifth mission in SpaceX’s dedicated smallsat rideshare launch program.  The Falcon 9 rocket […]

Virgin Orbit is preparing for its next launch set for late June to support the U.S. Space Force’s STP-28A mission, the company announced Monday.  The mission, set for no earlier […]

Gilmour Space Technologies won a contract from the Australian government to develop and launch a new sovereign surveillance satellite. The company will be developing a prototype G-class satellite for the […]

Phantom Space Corp. on Wednesday said it has ordered more than 200 rocket engines from Ursa Major for its two low-cost launch vehicles with plans to launch the Daytona rocket in 2023, a […]

Rocket Lab successfully launched 34 satellites, and caught the Electron booster used in the mission in mid-air with a helicopter early Tuesday. This was the first time Rocket Lab performed […]

Raytheon Technologies on Thursday said its Missiles and Defense segment has invested in Firehawk Aerospace, a startup developing and manufacturing lower cost, high-performance hybrid rocket engines. The size of the Series […]

Space transportation and infrastructure services company Momentus received a license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday authorizing the company to use radio frequencies to communicate with its Vigoride […]

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) won the 2022 round of the German Aerospace Center’s (DLR) microlauncher competition for an 11 million euro ($11.7 million) prize. As a result, the German government […]

Virgin Orbit renamed its U.S. government subsidiary, formerly VOX Space, as Virgin Orbit National Systems. Virgin Orbit National Systems President and retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark Baird said […]

Rocket Lab will launch satellites for HawkEye 360 on its first mission from Launch Complex 2 on Wallops Island in Virginia. Rocket Lab announced Tuesday that the mission is set […]

OneWeb signed a launch agreement with New Space India Limited, the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for a 2022 launch, the company announced Wednesday.  OneWeb is […]

SpaceX launched a classified satellite early Sunday morning for the National Reconnaissance Office, using a flight-proven booster, marking the first time an NRO mission has flown on a reused rocket. […]

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has awarded L3Harris Technologies a contract to provide avionics and communication equipment to support Amazon’s Project Kuiper launches. The contract, announced April 15, covers a five-year […]

French space company Exotrail will debut a new orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) for rideshare missions called the SpaceVan on the SpaceX rideshare mission set for October 2023.  The company said […]

Aerojet Rocketdyne secured its largest-ever RL10 engine contract to deliver 116 engines for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur Rocket. Aerojet announced the deal on Monday, financial terms were not disclosed. The […]

SpaceX launched an all-private astronaut crew to the International Space Station on Friday, marking the first such mission to the ISS. The mission is for Axiom Space, a company working […]

The commercial reality of parabolic flights launched from the United Kingdom is now one step closer with the news that Blue Abyss, and 0-G Launch have signed a memorandum of understanding to […]

OneWeb signed a deal with SpaceX to resume satellite launches after its Soyuz launch campaign was stymied due to Russia’s war on Ukraine. The companies announced Monday that the first […]

The first Astranis Space Technologies MicroGEO satellite is ready to ship to the launch site after completing final testing, the company announced Wednesday.  Astranis has completed vibration and vibroacoustic tests, […]

Skyrora has opened a new rocket engine testing facility in Scotland, the company announced March 15. The site allows Skyrora to concentrate its launch development operations for the purpose of […]

Astra Space successfully deployed its first customer payloads on Tuesday, bouncing back after a launch failure last month.  An Astra rocket took off from the Astra Spaceport in Kodiak, Alaska […]

Rideshare provider Spaceflight signed a multi-launch agreement with Astra Space, and is targeting the first launch under the agreement on Tuesday. Spaceflight and Astra announced the agreement on Monday, and […]