By Eric Berger, Published by arsTechnica, 5 April 2023 "Once we get our certification, we're allowed to fly as frequently as we want." A New Zealand-based space company, Dawn Aerospace, said Wednesday it had completed the first three test flights of a rocket-powered spaceplane. This Mk-II Aurora vehicle measures 4.5
By OLiver Parken, Published by The War Zone, 22 March 2023 The rusty red-colored exhaust plume that comes with many Chinese rocket launches looks dangerous because it is. Footage of China’s most recent Long March 3B Y90 rocket launch appeared last week. Aside from the high terrain of the launch
By Tim Fernholz, Published by qz.com, 19 March 2023 Rocket makers that emerged from the venture capital ecosystem recently spent an anxious weekend waiting on the outcome of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, but their latest troubles have no connection to with the lender’s collapse. Astra Space (ASTR) is now fighting
By Jason Ranbow, Published by SpaceNews, 13 February 2023 TAMPA, Fla. — Canadian launch startup SpaceRyde has filed for bankruptcy just months after noise complaints put an end to rocket engine tests. The five-year-old company, which had been developing a rocket that would use a stratospheric balloon as its first
By Kevin Norquay, Published by Stuff, 15 January 20223 What makes a CEO? In this 12-part series Kevin Norquay talks to business leaders who buck the stereotype. Rocket Lab chief executive Peter Beck is not one to reflect on all he has achieved in life … it takes a full
By Matthew Field, Published by The Telegraph, 18 December 2022 Lee Rosen quits Skyrora less than six months after he joined A former SpaceX executive has quit British rocket start-up Skyrora less than six months after he joined. Lee Rosen, who had joined Edinburgh-headquartered Skyrora as its chief operating officer,
By Leonard David, Published by Space.com, 15 December 2022 Some scientists say nuclear fusion propulsion is inevitable. But how far away is it, given recent breakthroughs? The announcement this week of fusion ignition is a major scientific advancement, one that is decades in the making. More energy was produced than
By Vishwam Samkara, Published by yahoo!news, 28 November 2022 Japan’s space agency Jaxa has announced it successfully used steam to propel its spacecraft that was launched as one of the payloads aboard Nasa’s Orion spacecraft. “This is the world’s first successful orbit control beyond low Earth orbit using a water-fuel
