By Leah Crane, Published by the New Scientist, 6 December 2023 The US Space Force is launching its mysterious X-37B space plane on 10 December atop a Falcon Heavy rocket for what will probably be its highest and longest flight yet The US Space Force is preparing to launch its
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
By Laura Dobberstein, Published by The Register, 9 November 2023 Rather than launch from a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V or SpaceX Falcon 9 as it has done in the past, the seventh takeoff of the US Space Force's reusable X-37B spaceplane will make use of a Falcon Heavy
By Andrew Parsonson, Published by European Spaceflight, 25 August 2023 Bremen-based startup POLARIS Spaceplanes announced that it had begun testing its MIRA-Light demonstrator. MIRA-Light measures 2.5 metres in length. It is a subscale version of the company’s MIRA vehicle which POLARIS expects to begin testing towards the end of 2023.
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
Bell Textron and Qarbon Aerospace will provide major components of Virgin Galactic's Delta-class spaceplanes, which Virgin will assemble at an Arizona factory. Credit: Virgin Galactic By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 2 November 2022 WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic will work with two aerospace manufacturers to provide the major components of
