Commercial Space
Success and Failure: Relativity Space Launches its Terran 1, but the Rocket Fails to Reach Orbit. However, the Launch Photos are Incredible
This past week was a mixed bag for Relativity Space and their 3D-printed methane-fueled rocket engine. While the company’s Terran…
SpaceX Sets New Record with Successful Test-Firing of 31 Raptor Engines!
SpaceX set a new record for thrust with the B7 booster's static fire test, which saw 31 of its 33…
Sierra Space Tests Another Inflatable Space Station Module … to Destruction
Oops! They’ve done it again. Sierra Space blew up their space habitat for the third time – intentionally -- all…
Sierra Space Inflated a Habitat to Destruction, Testing its Limits Before Going to Orbit
Normally, it would be a very bad day if your space station habitat module blew up. But it was all…
What Would Asteroid Mining do to the World's Economy?
A new study by a team of Chinese researchers examines the impact asteroid mining with have on global equity.
Starship and Super Heavy are Stacked up Again. How Long Until They fly?
The Starship and Super Heavy are fully stacked for the first time in six months, which could mean an orbital…
SpinLaunch Completes its 10th Test, Hurling Payloads for NASA and Other Companies Into the air
SpinLaunch just completed its 10th test flight (and its first test with payloads), putting them a step closer to commercial…
A Year After a Failed Launch, Firefly Reaches Orbit and Deploys Satellites
Edited on 10/6/22 to add new information from Seradata. Commercial space company Firefly Aerospace successfully launched its Alpha rocket for…
Chinese Companies are Planning to Offer Space Tourism Flights by 2025
China hopes to send passengers to space by 2025 as part of their plan to secure a part of the…
Space Tourists Have Booked Their Next Private Mission to the International Space Station
In April of this year, the first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station was successfully conducted when Axiom…