SpaceX's Starship rocket launches from Starbase during its second test flight in Boca Chica, Texas, on November 18, 2023.Photograph: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/Getty Images By Marisa Taylor and Joey Rouletter, Published by Reuters, 18 November 2023 WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Three U.S. lawmakers are calling for greater scrutiny of worker safety at
Northrop Grumman Withdraws from UK's Military Satellite Project Tender By Salman Khan, Published by bnn, 18 November 2023 In an unexpected development, major American aerospace and defense technology company, Northrop Grumman, has opted to withdraw from a critical tender for a narrowband military satellite project in the United Kingdom. The
Lynk Global operates ‘cell-tower-in-space’ satellites that provide direct-to-standard-phone connectivity. Credit: Lynk Global By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 27 November 2023 WASHINGTON — The Defense Information Systems Agency on Nov. 22 published a request for proposals for low Earth orbit satellite-based services. Up to $900 million worth of task orders will
Falcon 9 interstage from the right. Note grid fins. By Eric Berger, Published by arsTechnica, 17 November 2023 Grid fins have been essential to the landing of 230 rockets. SpaceX's Starship rocket did not launch on Friday morning from South Texas as intended because the company had to replace the actuator on
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 17 November 2023 BERLIN — As SpaceX prepares for its next Starship test flight, a NASA official said that the use of that vehicle for Artemis lunar landings will require “in the high teens” of launches, a much higher number than what the company’s
Artist's illustration of a wooden square satellite. (Image credit: Kyoto University) By Ben Turner, Published by Space.com, 16 November 2023 The magnolia wood LignoSat is an attempt to make space junk biodegradable. NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are planning to launch the world's first wooden satellite into space
By Andrew Parkinson, Published by European Spaceflight, 16 November 2023 Shetland Space Centre Limited owes approximately one million pounds to Shetland-based DITT Construction for the development of SaxaVord spaceport, two sources told European Spaceflight. The company currently does not have the funds to pay the amount after a £139 million
A rendering on a Dream Chaser spaceplane in orbit: Sierra Space By Michael Sheetz, Published by CNBC, 16 November 2023 KEY POINTS Sierra Space, one of the sector’s most valuable private companies, laid off several hundred employees and contractors this week, CNBC has learned. A spokesperson confirmed Sierra Space let
