Articles about commercial space – Page 6 of 12

Elon Musk lifts the veil on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket being readied for its debut

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket just got more real, now that billionaire founder Elon Musk has tweeted out pictures of the… Read More

Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch space venture puts monster plane through first taxi test

That’s one more not-so-small step for Stratolaunch’s giant airplane: The space venture’s founder, software billionaire Paul Allen, is showing off… Read More

Get a dummy’s-eye view of a suborbital ride on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin spaceship

What will people experience when they rocket to the edge of space on the New Shepard suborbital spaceship that’s currently… Read More

Jeff Bezos says Blue Origin gives test dummy ‘a great ride’ on New Shepard suborbital spaceship

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos says his space venture, Blue Origin, launched the latest version of its New Shepard suborbital spaceship… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin venture gives notice for spaceship flight test this week

Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has alerted the Federal Aviation Administration that it’s planning… Read More

SNC shows off video of what could be Dream Chaser space plane’s last test flight

Last weekend’s drop test of a prototype Dream Chaser space plane went so well that the next flight might be… Read More

Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser space plane glides successfully through a big test

Sierra Nevada Corp. said its Dream Chaser prototype space plane glided to a successful landing in California’s Mojave Desert today… Read More

Why data analytics is becoming the next frontier for the commercial space industry

Thanks to incredibly shrinking satellites and launch costs, thousands of satellites are sending down streams of data about the state… Read More

Moon vs. Mars and asteroids: Watch space advocates debate where we should go

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has famously said he’d like to die on Mars — “just not on impact.” But where will… Read More

‘New Space Age’ gathering sets the stage for commercial spaceflight’s big year

If the dreams of commercial space ventures all come true, the year ahead could bring the biggest rush of rockets… Read More

Spaceflight Industries issues $150 million investment offer amid high-flying plans

Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries is seeking as much as $150 million in new investment as it gets ready for a key… Read More

Sweet 16! SpaceX sends KoreaSat-5A into orbit and then lands Falcon 9 booster

SpaceX executed its 16th Falcon 9 rocket launch of the year today, sending the Koreasat-5A telecommunications satellite into orbit and… Read More

Scientists call for a treaty to protect Apollo moon sites and other famous space places

What’s the best way to preserve the Apollo footprints on the moon, the Face on Mars, or the mysterious “white… Read More

Blue Origin space venture fires up BE-4 rocket engine, marking a win for Jeff Bezos

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it has successfully test-fired its BE-4 rocket engine, marking a key… Read More

Elon Musk will chat about his big rocket plans with SpaceX fans on Reddit

Two weeks after SpaceX founder Elon Musk updated his vision for a monster rocket designed to take settlers to the… Read More

Spaceflight wins $5.5 million NASA contract for nanosatellite launch services

Seattle-based Spaceflight says it’s been awarded its first contract for launch and integration services from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in… Read More

Billionaire Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch space venture fires up its engines – all six of ’em

The world’s biggest airplane hit another milestone this week with the completion of the first phase of engine testing at… Read More

SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule splashes down with a crew of mouse-tronauts

SpaceX’s robotic Dragon capsule was set loose from the International Space Station today and returned to Earth with more than… Read More

SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk shows off Dragon spaceship and the suit for the ride

We’ve already gotten our first peek at the spacesuit that astronauts will wear when they’re riding in SpaceX’s Crew Dragon… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin makes its pitch to Congress for delivering cargo to the moon

Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, joined other companies today in laying out plans for… Read More

Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser space plane takes to the air for captive-carry test

Sierra Nevada Corp.’s prototype Dream Chaser space plane, also known as the “mini-space shuttle,” successfully went through its first in-the-air… Read More

Elon Musk reveals SpaceX’s spacesuit: ‘This actually works’ … and also looks really cool

The spacesuit designed to be worn aboard SpaceX’s Dragon capsule turns up the coolness dial for spaceflight, as befits a… Read More

Google Lunar XPRIZE teams get more time and more cash incentives for moon shots

The Google Lunar XPRIZE finalists now have $4.75 million more to shoot for with the moon missions they’re planning, and… Read More

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo plane glides through a ‘dry run’ for blastoff

Virgin Galactic said its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane today executed a successful gliding flight test that was “essentially a dry run… Read More

If you bring it, they will come: Crowds mob Blue Origin spaceship at Oshkosh air show

Even Jeff Bezos was impressed when Blue Origin’s suborbital space booster and capsule mockup went on display at the EAA… Read More

Why asteroids loom as a future space frontier for mining and manufacturing

It’s been 55 years since satellite communications became the first commercial space frontier, and space tourism is looming as the… Read More

Air Force secretary hints at military space applications for Stratolaunch super-plane

Stratolaunch, the six-year-old space venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, says it’ll use the world’s biggest airplane to launch… Read More

Congress toes a cautious line on support for commercial space partnerships

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of Congress spoke to space industry leaders on Capitol Hill last week to show their support for… Read More

Relativity Space CEO provides Congress with a teaser for his stealthy rocket venture

The hush-hush space startup Relativity Space is still in stealth mode, but CEO and co-founder Tim Ellis lifted the veil… Read More

SpaceX closes out a rocket doubleheader with Iridium launch and booster landing

Two days after launching a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida and landing it again, SpaceX accomplished the same feat in California,… Read More