The emergency escape system is seen firing on the New Shepard spacecraft Monday morning after its rocket was lost. By Eric Berger, Published by Ars Technica, 27 March 2023 The company says it intends to return to flight "soon." A little more than six months after the failure of its
By Joshua Huminski, Published by Breaking Defense, 7 November 2022 Once firmly stuck in the realm of science fiction, the idea of moon bases and manned missions to Mars is closer than ever before. In the op-ed below, national security expert Joshua Huminski says the US needs to turn its
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 10 September 2022 Sierra Space signed a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Transportation Command WASHINGTON — Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice has previously hinted about possible military applications for the company’s Dream Chaser space plane. On Sept. 8, Sierra Space announced
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 6 September 2022 The cooperative research and development agreement was signed with U.S. Transportation Command WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab announced Sept. 7 it has signed a cooperative agreement with the U.S. military to explore the possibility of using the company’s space launch vehicles to
By Christopher Carbone, Published by the Daily Mail, 28 July 2022 Florida-based Spaceship Neptune unveils luxury pod - complete with a bar - that travels 20 miles above Earth for $125,000 per person (but at least drinks are included!) Space Perspective has unveiled a final design for its Spaceship Neptune
By Tim Baker, Published by Sky News, 27 June 2022 Chemicals which damaged the ozone layer were banned in the 1980s by the Montreal Protocol, and since then the protective shield has started to replenish. But the services being touted by Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos could threaten
By Will Lockett, Published by Medium, 20 June 2022 Rockets will never be environmentally friendly We know we must be living through a revolutionary time in history when billionaires are the ones pushing the frontiers of space rather than the government. For the most part, these billionaires seem to be
By Andrea Owe, Published by RUSI, 15 Jun 2022 When expanding into outer space, humanity risks magnifying past mistakes, ones that have triggered a global state of unsustainability. The international community must engage now to ensure strategies for a space era support sustainability on Earth and prepare for a sustainable
