All commercial human spaceflight activities, including commercial space stations like Orbital Reef, would be regulated by the Department of Transportation through the FAA commercial space office under a White House proposal released Nov. 15. Credit: Blue Origin By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 28 November 2023 WASHINGTON — An
A person looks on as SpaceX's huge Super Heavy-Starship is unstacked from the booster as it sits on the launchpad at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on November 16, 2023, ahead of its second test flight posponed to November 18. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on November 15, 2023 authorized
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 Ramin Skibba, Published by Wired, 21 November 2023 A second Starship test flight advanced a bit farther than the first, with the rocket reaching the edge
By Lauren Aratami, Published by The Guardian, 18 November 2023 Elon Musk’s next-generation craft reaches space but then explodes, similar to first flight in April SpaceX’s uncrewed spacecraft Starship, developed to carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, reached space for the first time on Saturday but was presumed to
The water deluge system during tests in Boca Chica, Texas.Photo: SpaceX By George Dvorsky, Published by Gizmodo, 15 November 2023 Having cleared all regulatory hurdles, SpaceX is set for a re-launch of its megarocket on Friday. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized its environmental assessment of SpaceX’s new water
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches a Capella Space satellite on Sept. 19, 2023. The rocket suffered an anomaly about 2.5 minutes into flight, resulting in the loss of the satellite. (Image credit: Rocket Lab) By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 9 November 2023 The company plans to return to flight
A view of the doomed Electron fairing.Photo: Rocket Lab By George Dvorsky, Published by Gizmodo, 26 October 2023 Following an in-flight anomaly during an Electron launch in September, Rocket Lab has been granted FAA authorization to resume its launch operations, with an anticipated return this quarter. Rocket Lab, headquartered in
Link 16 is a tactical military data network, used by US and NATO air-, sea- and land-base platforms. (Viasat image.) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 26 October 2023 WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency (SDA) finally can begin testing Link-16 signals from its Transport Layer of data relay satellites in low Earth
