The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has denied Momentus’ request to approve its Vigoride orbital transfer vehicle for upcoming launch due to national security concerns.  Momentus is in the midst of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with Stable Road Acquisition in order to go public. The FAA denial was revealed in a Stable…

Geospatial intelligence and global monitoring services BlackSky could be ready to launch the eighth and ninth satellites of its Earth observation constellation on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket as early as Saturday, May 15. The mission, "Running Out of Toes," will send the two LeoStella-designed Gen-2 satellites to orbit from Rocket Lab’s Complex 1 in…

Virgin Orbit announced it will launch its next LauncherOne mission carrying payloads for the US Department of Defense, the Royal Netherlands Air Force, and SatRevolution in June. The launch will take place at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California and will be the first since Virgin Orbit's successful Launch Demo 2 mission in…

SpaceX successfully executed a high-altitude flight test of its Starship rocket Wednesday evening, nailing the landing. This was the first successful high-altitude Starship test to date. The prototype SN15 took off from the site in Boca Chica, Texas, on May 5. Fueled by three Raptor engines, Starship climbed toward a 10 km altitude, at which…