Commercial Space
Liftoff! SpaceX Launches First Official Commercial Resupply Mission to ISS
The launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket sending the Dragon capsule to orbit. Credit: KSC Twitter Feed SpaceX has successfully…
Antares Commercial Rocket Reaches New Atlantic Coast Launch Pad
Image Caption: Antares Rocket At Wallops Flight Facility Launch Pad. Orbital Sciences Corporation's Antares rocket at the launch pad at…
Next SpaceX Launch to ISS Set for October 7
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon spacecraft is rolled out to the company's launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida.…
SpaceX’s Next Cargo Run to Space Station in October
[/caption] SpaceX is scheduled to launch the first of its 12 contracted cargo flights to the International Space Station in…
How Planetary Resource’s Asteroid Search Could Help Find Exoplanets
Planetary Resources is the private company that wants to eventually mine asteroids for profit. But initially, the group will focus…
XCOR to Move Operations Near Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center is getting a new neighbor: XCOR Aerospace announced they intend to establish an operational base in Florida,…
Masten’s Xombie Tests a Mars EDL-type Trajectory
Could one of the next landings on Mars be led by a commercial company? Masten Space Systems vertical take-off and…
NASA Announces Winners in Commercial Crew Funding; Which Company Will Get to Space First?
[/caption] NASA announced today the winners of the third round of commercial crew development funding, called the Commercial Crew Integrated…
Virgin Galactic Announces New Satellite Launcher
Caption: Richard Branson at the Farnborough International Airshow showing a model of LauncherOne. Credit: Virgin Galactic. Virgin Galactic’s latest venture…
A Banner Week for Commercial Spaceflight
[/caption] While SpaceX stole the headlines with their Dragon spacecraft making the first private cargo run to the International Space…