Commercial Space

Another Flight for New Shepard, No Passengers This Time

Blue Origin completed its 17th successful flight with their New Shepard launch vehicle today, which was also the spacecraft's 8th…

3 months ago

Musk Confirms how “Mechazilla” Will Catch and Assemble Starship and Super Heavy for Rapid Reuse

A new animation shows how SpaceX's "Mechazilla" tower will be able to catch Super Heavy boosters and stack Starships onto…

3 months ago

Starship is Stacked on the Super Heavy Booster. The Tallest Rocket Ever Built

SpaceX achieved another milestone this week as the Starship and Super Heavy prototype were stacked and fully-integrated for the first…

3 months ago

Starliner Will try Again on August 3 After ISS “Emergency”

The planned launch of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner test flight to the International Space Station (ISS) has been pushed back to…

4 months ago

What’s Next for Blue Origin After Today’s Successful Flight?

At a post-flight press conference, Jeff Bezos made several announcements and spoke about the next steps Blue Origin will take.

4 months ago

Blue Origin Successfully Launches the Oldest and Youngest Person to Ever go to Space (oh, and Jeff Bezos too)

On the anniversary of the first Moon landing, Blue Origin became the second commercial space company in just nine days…

4 months ago

According to Elon, Starship Could Chomp up Space Junk

Elon Musk recently suggested that the Starship could be configured to "chomp up" orbital debris.

4 months ago

Richard Branson and Friends Reach the Edge of Space, and Lived to Tell About it!

Richard Branson just returned form the edge of space to announce that a new era of space exploration is upon…

4 months ago

Richard Branson will fly on SpaceShipTwo this weekend. Welcome to the New (Edge of) Space Race!

On Sunday, July 11th (weather permitting), Richard Branson will become the first billionaire to go to space, beating Jeff Bezos…

4 months ago

Wally Funk From the Mercury 13 Will be Joining Jeff Bezos on his Flight to the Edge of Space

Wally Funk, a pioneer in the field of aerospace and a member of the Mercury 13 program, will be accompanying…

4 months ago