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 than June 29, will carry seven satellites from multiple government agencies that are experiments intended to demonstrate novel modular satellite bus, space domain awareness, and…

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 milestone the company highlighted will add options for access to space at a time when existing launch providers are at capacity. The contract is the…

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 a mid-air rocket recovery and marks a step forward in the launcher’s journey toward reusable rockets.  The mission, called “There And Back Again,” launched from…

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 orbital transfer vehicle, which is scheduled to launch next month on the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission. Momentus will use radio frequencies to communicate with Vigoride while…