A depiction of Nexus satellites in a medium Earth orbit constellation.AstranisThe U.S. Air Force began deploying the Global Positioning System — more commonly known as GPS — nearly 50 years ago, satellites which have become…
CEO Jason Kim in the company's lunar mission control center.Firefly AerospaceJason Kim just nabbed one of the most coveted yet high-pressure C-suite gigs in the space industry.As the new CEO of rocket and spacecraft builder…
SpaceX is set to launch its fifth test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday, as the company looks to make an ambitious attempt at catching the rocket's booster.Elon Musk's company has a 30-minute window,…
The startup's co-founders, from left: Chief Technology Officer Griffin Cleverly, CEO Bridgit Mendler and Head of Software Shaurya Luthra.Northwood SpaceNorthwood Space, the startup led by former television star and singer Bridgit Mendler, passed its first…
SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft, atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket, lifts off on its third launch from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. March 14, 2024. Cheney Orr…
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp, left, and founder Jeff Bezos look up at a New Glenn rocket on at the company's LC-36 facility in Florida.Blue OriginDave Limp had only one question for Jeff Bezos when…
An Impulse employee works on assembling a Mira vehicle.Impulse SpaceLos Angeles-based space startup Impulse, which is led by renowned rocket specialist Tom Mueller, has raised $150 million in a new fundraising round led by venture…
The company's IM-1 mission lander shortly after launching on Feb. 15, 2024.Intuitive MachinesIntuitive Machines' stock jumped in early trading Wednesday after NASA awarded the lunar-focused company a major contract to build moon data satellites."This contract…
A Starlink terminal installed on a Hawaiian Airlines aircraft.Hawaiian AirlinesPARIS — SpaceX nearly doubled its backlog of Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi orders with last week's United Airlines deal, a company director said Tuesday."Very excited that we…
Thomas d'Halluin, Managing Partner of Airbus Ventures, at Hangar One of NASA Ames Research Center's Moffett Field in California.Airbus VenturesAirbus Ventures, one of the most prolific investors in space startups, has raised a $155 million…
Polaris Dawn commander Jared Isaacman emerges from SpaceX's Dragon capsule during a spacewalk on Sept. 12, 2024.SpaceXSpaceX pulled off its first spacewalk in the early hours of Thursday morning, in a historic first for a…
