Commercial Space
Starship Could be Ready for an Orbital Flight in May
According to Elon Musk's latest updates, the Starship could be ready to fly with the new Raptor engines by May
Chris Hadfield Drives in the Desert With a new Lunar Rover Prototype
As the Apollo astronauts found out, mobility is everything. Apollo’s Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) – sometimes called the Lunar Rover…
Civilian Astronauts are Going to try Spacewalking From a Crew Dragon Capsule
Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman who flew to space on the Inspiration4 mission last year has announced another flight, with the…
Tom Cruise Movie’s Producers Aim to Add Film Studio to the Space Station in 2024
The production company that's playing a key role in a space movie project involving Tom Cruise says it's working with…
SpaceX Tests its Starship-Catching Launch Tower
If you thought landing a used rocket booster on a barge or a landing pad was crazy idea, take a…
Rocket Lab Shows off its new Reusable Neutron Rocket, due for Launch in 2024
Rocket Lab just showed the updated design of their Neutron rocket, which features a never-before-seen Hungry Hippo fairing!
Alan Shepard’s Daughter Will be Flying on the Next New Shepard Flight
For the 19th mission of the New Shepard rocket, Blue Origin has offered a seat to Alan Shepard's eldest daughter…
NASA Plans to Retire the Space Station in 2030 and Replace it with Commercially Owned “Destinations” in Low Earth Orbit
While it may seem like the International Space Station is just now fully hitting its stride as far as scientific…
SpinLaunch Hurls a Test Vehicle Kilometers Into the air. Eventually, it’ll Throw Them Almost all the way to Orbit
The commercial space company SpinLaunch just conducted its first successful launch test from their facility at Spaceport America.
“Mechazilla” is Getting its Arms. Now it can Catch Starships!
The "Mechazilla" Launch Tower at SpaceX's Boca Chica Launch Facility in south Texas just got a pair of "chopstick" arms!