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Rocket startup Gilmour Space raises $46M Series C to take its small launch vehicle to orbit
Australian rocket launch startup Gilmour Space Technologies is betting that bigger isn’t always better. The company has developed a small launch vehicle it calls Eris, a 25-meter (82 foot) rocket…
Relativity Space will open a 1 million-square-foot factory to scale Terran R production
Fresh off the heels of a $650 million Series E funding round, 3D-printed rocket startup Relativity Space is now preparing to increase production capacity by a factor of ten, with…
Orbital launch company Virgin Orbit has scheduled its next mission to space. Virgin Orbit will be returning its LauncherOne rocket to orbit in June to deliver payloads for the U.S.…
Watch Virgin Orbit launch a rocket to space from a modified 747 for the first time
Virgin Orbit scored a major success on Sunday, with a test flight that not only achieved its goals of reaching space and orbit, but also of delivering payloads on board…
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Space startup Aevum debuts world’s first fully autonomous orbital rocket launching drone
Launching things to space doesn’t have to mean firing a large rocket vertically using massive amounts of rocket-fuel-powered thrust — startup Aevum breaks the mould in multiple ways, with an innovative launch vehicle design that combines uncrewed aircraft with horizontal take-off and landing capabilities, with a secondary stage that deploys at high altitude and can…
Prices increase tonight for our space-focused event, TC Sessions: Space
“Space, the final frontier…” You can probably recite the “Star Trek” opening monologue in your sleep. But we’re talking science fact, not fiction, and TC Sessions: Space 2020 provides real…
Listen up, space fans and aficionados. You have just 48 hours left to secure an early-bird ticket to TC Sessions: Space 2020, a two-day virtual conference dedicated to early-stage space…
Student discount passes available for TC Sessions: Space 2020
Whether space is the final frontier remains to be seen, but it’s certainly the next one as far as we’re concerned. On December 16-17, we’re hosting TC Sessions: Space 2020,…
Virgin Orbit aims for December for second attempt at orbital demonstration launch
Would-be small satellite launch service provider Virgin Orbit is aiming to redo its key orbital demonstration launch this December, which would be a remarkable turnaround after its previous attempt didn’t…
SpaceX has raised $1.9 billion in new funding, per a filing with the SEC from Tuesday which was first spotted by Reuters. The company had been reported by Bloomberg to…
BlackSky’s latest satellites return images just 58 hours after SpaceX launch
There’s an increasing demand for fast turnaround time in the satellite imaging industry, especially among clients across government and defense, who want responsive, near-real time performance because of how quickly…
Amazon gains FCC approval for Kuiper internet satellite constellation and commits $10 billion to the project
Amazon has received approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch and operate a planned constellation of 3,236 internet satellites. That’s the backbone of Amazon’s Project Kuiper, an…
Dawn Aerospace unveils the Mk II Aurora suborbital space plane, capable of multiple same-day flights
Just like we enjoy a range of different possible modes of transportation on Earth, the potential of the space economy allows for many different types of vehicles and launch systems.…
Virgin Orbit announces new plans for first Asian spaceport in Oita, Japan
Virgin Orbit may be focusing its production efforts right now on making ventilators to support healthcare workers battling COVID-19, but it’s also still making moves to build out the infrastructure…
Rocket Lab gets NASA certification for official smallsat launches
Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle has received Category 1 certification from NASA, meaning it is authorized for use on more important missions, opening up a whole new revenue stream for…
SpaceX will launch Intelsat’s next satellite using a re-used Falcon 9 in 2022
Intelsat has tapped SpaceX for the launch of its Intelsat 40e spacecraft, a high-throughput communications satellite that will join the company’s existing geostationary network. The satellite is being built by…
SpaceX wins the $117 million launch contract to explore Psyche’s heavy metal asteroid
SpaceX has won the launch contract for NASA’s 2022 mission to explore the mineral-rich asteroid known as Psyche, the space agency announced today, including launch services and other mission-related costs…
Relativity Space expands its rocket-printing operations into an enormous new Long Beach HQ
Building a rocket is a big operation, even when you’re printing them from the ground up, like Relativity Space. The launch startup is graduating from its initial office, which is…
Rocket Lab readies parachute tests for its rocket recovery and reuse program
Rocket Lab is proceeding as planned with its efforts to recover and reuse spent rocket boosters from its Electron launch vehicle, and it has completed its first prototype parachute for…
Rocket Lab points out that not all rideshare rocket launches are created equal
The commercial rideshare model for spacefaring cargo is increasingly popular, and for good reason: It lowers the cost of launching something to space even further than companies like SpaceX have…
Virgin Orbit teams with ISI on rapid response satellite launch services for intelligence customers
Small satellite launch company Virgin Orbit is teaming up with Israel’s ImageSat International (ISI) to develop a launch services that would be able to deliver small satellite-based Earth observation on…
Orbex lands TriSept as a customer for rideshare rocket launch mission in 2022
Space launch startup Orbex has secured a customer for its forthcoming Prime space launch vehicle: TriSept, a provider of launch integration services for both commercial and government customers. TriSept has…
SpaceX intends to offer Starlink satellite broadband service starting in 2020
SpaceX will look to launch its Starlink service for consumers sometime next year, SpaceX president and COO Gwynne Shotwell confirmed at a media roundtable meeting at the company’s offices in…
